Bluster - Definition

n 1: noisy confusion and turbulence; "he was awakened by the
bluster of their preparations"
2: a swaggering show of courage [syn: bravado, bluster]
3: a violent gusty wind
4: vain and empty boasting [syn: braggadocio, bluster,
rodomontade, rhodomontade]
v 1: blow hard; be gusty, as of wind; "A southeaster blustered
onshore"; "The flames blustered"
2: show off [syn: boast, tout, swash, shoot a line,
brag, gas, blow, bluster, vaunt, gasconade]
3: act in an arrogant, overly self-assured, or conceited manner
[syn: swagger, bluster, swash]