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# bluster

noun (no plural); verb (blusters, blustered, blustering)

«bluster» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. Bluster is loud, angry talk or threats with little real force behind it. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bluster/#m1)
2. To bluster is to talk loudly and boldly without much meaning. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bluster/#m2)

### In the lessons

in the lessons, bluster is noisy show that gets nowhere; kindness and persuasion work better than bluster

### Examples

- He tried bluster, but nobody was afraid. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bluster/#x1)
- The bully blustered at the referee. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bluster/#x2)
- Gentle words win where bluster fails. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bluster/#x3)

### Note

nothing for maths

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «bluster» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bluster/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«bluster» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/bluster.html) on Mova free.