Synonyms for blustering
- adjective
- noun
Most common
All synonyms
Adjective
1. Blustery
blustery, swaggering, stormy, obstreperous, windy, gusty, tempestuous, noisy, turbulent, blusterous, squally, boisterous
Other
Noun
Definitions
- adj. 1
Engaged in or involving the process of blustering, speaking or protesting loudly.
- n. 1
A noisy blowing, as of a blast of wind.
Forms
- Plural
- blusterings → bravados, bluffs, bullyings, rodomontades…
Example sentences
- stormy Wet and stormy areas will get wetter and stormier.
- blustery Rain will clear to leave sunshine and blustery showers.
- rollicking Mary's giving Tom a rollicking.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| blustering | rising | |
| stormy | steady | |
| blustery | rising | |
| swaggering | rising | |
| obstreperous | steady | |
| rollicking | rising |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 5 letters
- noisy2, windy2, bluff1, gusty2
- 6 letters
- stormy2
- 7 letters
- bravado3, squally
- 8 letters
- bullying3, blustery3
- 9 letters
- turbulent3
- 10 letters
- boisterous3, rollicking3, swaggering3, blusterous
- 11 letters
- tempestuous4, rodomontade
- 12 letters
- obstreperous4
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (noisy2 = 2 syllables).