Added 9 October 2026
bluster
/ˈblʌs.tə/ noun
noun Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about bluster at Wordnik → Where our words come from →
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Noisy confusion and turbulence.
he was awakened by the bluster of their preparations
- A swaggering show of courage.
- A violent gusty wind.
verb
Origin
From Middle English blusteren (“to wander about aimlessly”); however, apparently picking up the modern sense from Middle Low German blüstren (“to blow violently”; compare later Low German blustern, blistern). Related to blow, blast. Compare also Saterland Frisian bloasje (“to blow”), bruusje (“to bluster”).
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