blustered

blus·ter

B b

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [bluhs-ter]
- /ˈblʌs tər/
- /ˈblʌs.tər/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [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

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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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.

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Synonyms for blustered

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.

noun blustered

baaed — to make the sound of a sheep; bleat.
clattered — to make a loud, rattling sound, as that produced by hard objects striking rapidly one against the other: The shutters clattered in the wind.

All 15 Synonyms of blustered