blustery

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blus·ter

 (blŭs′tər)
v. blus·tered, blus·ter·ing, blus·ters
v.intr.
1. To blow in loud, violent gusts, as the wind during a storm.
2.
a. To speak in a loudly arrogant or bullying manner.
b. To brag or make loud, empty threats.
v.tr.
To force or bully with swaggering threats.
n.
1. A violent, gusty wind.
2. Turbulence or noisy confusion.
3. Loud, arrogant speech, often full of empty threats.
[Middle English blusteren, from Middle Low German blüsteren.]
blus′ter·er n.
blus′ter·y, blus′ter·ous adj.
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Adj.1.blustery - blowing in violent and abrupt bursts; "blustering (or blusterous) winds of Patagonia"; "a cold blustery day"; "a gusty storm with strong sudden rushes of wind"
blustering, blusterous
stormy - (especially of weather) affected or characterized by storms or commotion; "a stormy day"; "wide and stormy seas"
2.blustery - noisily domineering; tending to browbeat others
bullying
domineering - tending to domineer
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blustery

adjective gusty, wild, violent, stormy, windy, tempestuous, inclement, squally, blusterous a cool, blustery day
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Translations
هُبوبُ العاصِفَه، عَرْبَدَةُ الرّيح
vichrný
stormfuld
lökésszerû
ókyrr, misvindasamur
burácajúci

blustery

[ˈblʌstərɪ] ADJ [wind] → tempestuoso; [day] → de mucho viento
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blustery

[ˈblʌstəri] adj [weather] → venteux/euse, à bourrasques; [wind] → qui souffle en rafales
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

blustery

adj wind, day → stürmisch
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blustery

[ˈblʌstərɪ] adj (wind) → a raffiche; (day) → ventoso/a; (weather) → burrascoso/a
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

blush

(blaʃ) noun
a red glow on the skin caused by shame, embarrassment etc.
verb
to show shame, embarrassment etc by growing red in the face. That girl blushes easily.
ˈblustery (ˈblastari) adjective
(of the wind) blowing in irregular, strong gusts. a blustery day.
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