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• n  noisy confusion and turbulence
  he was awakened by the bluster of their preparations
• n  a swaggering show of courage
• n  a violent gusty wind
• n  vain and empty boasting
• v  blow hard; be gusty, as of wind
  A southeaster blustered onshore
  The flames blustered
• v  show off
• v  act in an arrogant, overly self-assured, or conceited manner

• But McCain also lost, because of the bluster and false analogies of his comments.
• That is a threat that doesn't yield easily to the empty bluster of neocons--indeed, it was accelerated by US bluster.
• In Chasing Amy, he found the poignancy in male bluster, the warmth in a guy's rivalry with and veneration of that other species, The Girl.

• bravado
• braggadocio
• rodomontade
• rhodomontade
• boast
• tout
• swash
• shoot a line
• brag
• gas
• blow
• vaunt
• gasconade
• swagger

News & Articles

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• Tropical Storm Barry bears down on coast
  MIAMI (AP) — Forecasters say Tropical Storm Barry is very close to Mexico’s Gulf Coast and nearly set to bluster ashore with winds and drenching rains. read more
  June 20, 2013 - The Times Record
• Tropical Storm Barry bears down on Mexico's coast
  MIAMI (AP) — Forecasters say Tropical Storm Barry is very close to Mexico's Gulf Coast and nearly set to bluster ashore with winds and drenching rains.
  June 20, 2013 - Idaho Press-Tribune

Quotes

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• Dana Perino in FOXNews
  I would consider that to be bluster from the foreign minister of Russia,White House spokeswoman Dana Perino said. "We will ignore it."
• Scott Paul in International Herald Tribune
  We frankly believe this is a lot of bluster,said Scott Paul, executive director of the Alliance for American Manufacturing, a union coalition that backs the provision.