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

“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

For nearly three years now, I’ve been fascinated by the performance art of this blustering pettifogger.

From Los Angeles Times • May 17, 2023

He had always thought of Fudge as a kindly figure, a little blustering, a little pompous, but essentially good-natured.

From "Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire" by J. K. Rowling