blustering
Example Sentences
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Students treat institutional rituals as a farce and openly mock their principal - calling him Yamdoot after the Hindu god of death - a blustering figure who addresses them as "My dear donkey".
From BBC • Feb. 13, 2026
On Thursday in northern Los Angeles County, wind gusts peaked at 56 mph at Lake Palmdale, with blustering winds recorded along the Central Coast and into the Antelope Valley, the weather service said.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 18, 2024
“All right, Mongo’s home, Chicago!” bellowed the blustering Bear with long black hair tucked under his baseball cap.
From Seattle Times • May 31, 2024
Forecasters issued dire warnings about trying to drive through blustering winds and whiteout conditions, and Yosemite National Park was closed.
From New York Times • Mar. 1, 2024
“I worry that all your father’s blustering about Erudite has been to your detriment,” she says gently.
From "Insurgent" by Veronica Roth
