blustering 1 of 2

present participle of bluster

blustering

2 of 2

adjective

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of blustering
Verb
Without the distracting histrionics of the blustering Republican nominee, the Vance-Walz face-off could prove more substantive than the two presidential debates that took place this summer. Mark Z. Barabak, Los Angeles Times, 29 Sep. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for blustering
Adjective
  • First, there are highly vocal AI luminaires making individualized brazen predictions.
    Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 13 July 2025
  • His assassination marked a significant and brazen escalation in the ongoing conflict between Ukraine and Russia that began in February 2022 when Russian President Vladimir Putin invaded the Eastern European nation.
    Emma Marsden, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 July 2025
Adjective
  • The two got married, had a baby, and started a quiet life together far away from his violent past.
    Allison DeGrushe Published, EW.com, 14 July 2025
  • As droves of tourists continue to flock to Spain for European summer vacations, the nation’s emergency responders are dealing with the aftermath of a violent wave of flash flooding in nearly half of the country’s 50 provinces.
    Opheli Garcia Lawler, Travel + Leisure, 14 July 2025
Adjective
  • The orchestration is a touch grotesque, with the first violins given a shrill D two octaves above middle C.
    Alex Ross, New Yorker, 23 June 2025
  • Still, the shrill alarm that echoed on Friday morning as Israel announced airstrikes on neighboring Iran gave her that familiar feeling.
    Isabel Rivera, Miami Herald, 15 June 2025
Adjective
  • His disregard not just for the conventional norms of the office but, more importantly, his disregard for the truth in matters both personal and presidential add fuel to what was already a pretty raging fire.
    Bill Goodykoontz, azcentral, 14 Jan. 2020
  • Newsletter Sign-up The aggressive forecasts add to a raging debate among energy executives and analysts over what the coming decades may hold for the industry.
    Sarah Kent, WSJ, 10 Sep. 2018
Adjective
  • Likewise, there is a strident belief right now that getting mega-stars in AI will get you to AGI and ASI.
    Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 5 July 2025
  • Both countries are currently governed by strident nationalist coalitions, with an antiglobalization backlash dominating domestic politics.
    WILLIAM HURST, Foreign Affairs, 3 July 2025
Adjective
  • At the tight end position, a turbulent year around him in 2024 didn’t allow for any consistency for Jake Ferguson, especially when factoring in his injuries.
    Nick Harris July 8, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 8 July 2025
  • Chapek’s short and turbulent reign ended in 2022 when Iger returned as CEO.
    Brady MacDonald, Oc Register, 7 July 2025
Adjective
  • Not so for Monae, expertly backed by a brassy band whose guitarist was its lone male member.
    George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 May 2025
  • On this Jimmy McHugh cover, her tone is brassy, and clearly influenced by rock singers — but more charming for it.
    Kristen S. Hé, Vulture, 19 Mar. 2025
Adjective
  • Another video shows hail pelting a backyard pool, striking the water so fast that the churning waves resemble a stormy sea while trees in the background sway violently in the strong wind gusts.
    Brandi D. Addison, Austin American Statesman, 24 Mar. 2025
  • Parts of Europe will also become stormier, the study found.
    Laura Paddison, CNN Money, 11 June 2025

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“Blustering.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/blustering. Accessed 20 Jul. 2025.

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