blustered

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blustered - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Bluster \Blus"ter\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Blustered; p. pr. &
     vb. n. Blustering.] [Allied to blast.]
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     1. To blow fitfully with violence and noise, as wind; to be
        windy and boisterous, as the weather.
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              And ever-threatening storms
              Of Chaos blustering round.            --Milton.
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     2. To talk with noisy violence; to swagger, as a turbulent or
        boasting person; to act in a noisy, tumultuous way; to
        play the bully; to storm; to rage.
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              Your ministerial directors blustered like tragic
              tyrants.                              --Burke.
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