verb
- Blow hard; be gusty, as of wind.
- usage: "A southeaster blustered onshore"; "The flames blustered"
- synonyms: bluster
- Show off.
- Act in an arrogant, overly self-assured, or conceited manner.
adjective
- Blowing in violent and abrupt bursts.
- usage: "blustering (or blusterous) winds of Patagonia"; "a cold blustery day"; "a gusty storm with strong sudden rushes of wind"
- synonyms: blusterous, blustery
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