bluster

verb
🔊/ˈblʌstə(r)/
🔊/ˈblʌstər/
Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they bluster
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🔊/ˈblʌstər/
he / she / it blusters
🔊/ˈblʌstəz/
🔊/ˈblʌstərz/
past simple blustered
🔊/ˈblʌstəd/
🔊/ˈblʌstərd/
past participle blustered
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🔊/ˈblʌstərd/
-ing form blustering
🔊/ˈblʌstərɪŋ/
🔊/ˈblʌstərɪŋ/
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  1. [transitive, intransitive] bluster (something) | + speech to talk in an aggressive or threatening way, but with little effect气势汹汹地说话,咄咄逼人,威吓(但效果不大)
    • ‘I don't know what you're talking about,’ he blustered.“我不知道你到底在说什么!” 他气势汹汹地说。🔊🔊
    • a blustering bully咄咄逼人的恶霸
    Topics Personal qualitiesc2
  2. [intransitive] (of the wind) to blow violently狂吹;咆哮
    • Outside the wind was blustering.外面的风很强。
  3. Word Originlate Middle English: ultimately imitative.

bluster

noun
🔊/ˈblʌstə(r)/
🔊/ˈblʌstər/
[uncountable]
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  1. talk that is aggressive and threatening , but has little effect气势汹汹地说话,咄咄逼人,威吓(但效果不大)
    • I wasn't frightened by what he said—it was all bluster.我没有被他的话吓倒,那不过是在吓唬人。🔊🔊