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bluster

verb

/ˈblʌstər/

Meaning

to speak loudly in an aggressive or threatening way, often without real power

The manager blustered about firing people but did nothing.

rant, roar, threaten, boast

murmur, whisper

bluster about, bluster and threaten, loud bluster

to make an emotional or earnest request; to state in court

to rise or float in the air, usually without visible support.

To renovate or redecorate something, especially a building.

to limit or restrict someone or something; to force or compel

to take control or possession of a place or thing

to put something over or upon something else to protect or conceal