blustering

About 0.21 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. noun A noisy blowing, as of a blast of wind.
2. noun Swaggering; braggartry; noisy pretension.
3. adjective Engaged in or involving the process of blustering, speaking or protesting loudly.
4. adjective Pompous or arrogant in one's speech or bearing.
5. adjective Very windy; (of wind) blowing very strongly, blustery.
6. verb present participle and gerund of bluster

Similar words

gusty stormy boreas railer blellum blusteration blore blare windbaggery blowing

Often followed by

and wind winds of in about day manner man

Word family

blusteringly