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(blŭs'tər) pronunciation

v., -tered, -ter·ing, -ters.

v.intr.
  1. To blow in loud, violent gusts, as the wind during a storm.
    1. To speak in a loudly arrogant or bullying manner.
    2. To brag or make loud, empty threats.
v.tr.
To force or bully with swaggering threats.

n.
  1. A violent, gusty wind.
  2. Turbulence or noisy confusion.
  3. Loud, arrogant speech, often full of empty threats.

[Middle English blusteren, from Middle Low German blüsteren.]

blusterer blus'ter·er n.
blustery blus'ter·y or blus'ter·ous adj.


n

Definition: bullying
Antonyms: meekness, mildness, reticence

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IN BRIEF: adj. - Blowing in violent and abrupt bursts; Noisily domineering..

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Dansk (Danish)
v. intr. - blæse, storme
v. tr. - braldre, prale
n. - storm, blæst

Nederlands (Dutch)
bulderen, opscheppen, razen (wind), gebulder, opschepperij, geraas

Français (French)
v. intr. - souffler en bourrasque, souffler en tempête, (fig) fulminer contre qn, fanfaronner
v. tr. - tempêter, (lit, fig) tempêter
n. - air bravache, fanfaronnades

Deutsch (German)
v. - toben, tosen
n. - Angeberei, leere Drohungen, Sturm

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - κομπάζω, πουλάω νταηλίκι, (για άνεμο κ.λπ.) μαίνομαι, λυσσομανώ
n. - σφοδρός άνεμος, ανεμοθύελλα, κομπασμός, καυχησιολογία, παλικαρισμός, νταηλίκι, σάλος, φασαρία

Italiano (Italian)
infuriare

Português (Portuguese)
v. - ameaçar, vociferar
n. - tumulto (m), violência (f) de tempestade

Русский (Russian)
дуть порывами (о ветре), громкие слова виновного

Español (Spanish)
v. intr. - bramar, soplar con fuerza
v. tr. - intimidar, obligar
n. - borrasca, ventarrón

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - brusa, storma, spela översittare, gorma o svära
n. - raseri, larm, (tomma) hotelser

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
咆哮, 恐吓, 风狂吹, 汹涌, 怒号, 吓唬

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
v. intr. - 咆哮, 恐嚇
v. tr. - 風狂吹, 洶湧, 咆哮
n. - 怒號, 嚇唬

한국어 (Korean)
v. intr. - 거세게 몰아치다, 고함치다
v. tr. - ~에게 호통치다, 위협하다
n. - 거세게 몰아침, 허세, 시끄러움

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - どなり立てる, どなるように言う, 荒れ狂う, 怒鳴り付ける
n. - 脅し, 荒れ狂う風

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) عربد, هدر, جعجع, عصف (الاسم) هبوب عاصفه, هدير أمواج, عربدة, جعجعه‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. intr. - ‮סער, געש, צעק, עשה רוח, דיבר בגאווה‬
v. tr. - ‮צעק, עשה רוח, דיבר בגאווה‬
n. - ‮שאון-הגלים, המיית רוח עזה, רברבנות, איומים קולניים, איומים ריקים‬


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