bluster
verb [I] (PERSON) /ˈblʌs.tər/
/-tɚ/ Definition
› to speak in a loud, angry, or offended way, usually with little effect: [+ speech] "You had no right to do it, no right at all," he blustered.Talking angrily bluster noun [U] › I knew that it was all bluster and he wasn't really angry with me.Talking angrily
(Definition of bluster verb (PERSON) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- berate verb
- diatribe noun
- dressing-down noun
- fling verb (SAY ANGRILY)
- huff verb
- jump down sb's throat idiom
- lecture verb
- mouth off (about sth) phrasal verb
- rant noun
- rant verb
- roasting noun
- snap sb's head off idiom
- snap verb (SPEAK)
- snarl verb
- spit blood/venom idiom
- spit sth out phrasal verb
- storm verb (EMOTIONAL REACTION)
- suppose verb (THINK LIKELY)
- tear into sb phrasal verb
- upbraid verb
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