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- [bluhs-ter]
- /ˈblʌs tər/
- /ˈblʌs.tər/
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- [bluhs-ter]
- /ˈblʌs tər/
Definitions of blustered word
- verb without object blustered to roar and be tumultuous, as wind. 1
- verb without object blustered to be loud, noisy, or swaggering; utter loud, empty menaces or protests: He blusters about revenge but does nothing. 1
- verb with object blustered to force or accomplish by blustering: He blustered his way through the crowd. 1
- noun blustered boisterous noise and violence: the bluster of the streets. 1
- noun blustered noisy, empty threats or protests; inflated talk: bluff and bluster. 1
- verb blustered simple past tense and past participle of bluster. 0
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Origin of blustered
First appearance:
before 1520 One of the 28% oldest English words
1520-30; perhaps < Low German blustern, blüstern to blow violently; compare Old Norse blāstr blowing, hissing
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Parts of speech for Blustered
noun
adjective
verb
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pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
blustered popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 82% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
According to our data about 68% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.
blustered usage trend in Literature
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verb blustered
- animadverted — Simple past tense and past participle of animadvert.
- bawled — Simple past tense and past participle of bawl.
- cawed — Simple past tense and past participle of caw.
- clamored — a loud uproar, as from a crowd of people: the clamor of the crowd at the gates.
- domineered — Simple past tense and past participle of domineer.
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