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Exhibiting noisy violence, as the wind; stormy; tumultuous. A tempest and a blustering day. Shak.

In a blustering manner.

In a tumid, swelling, blustering manner; haughtily; violently. He brawleth bigly. Robynson (More's Utopia. )

A blustering, talkative fellow. [Local slang, U. S.] Barllett.

One who blatters; a babbler; a noisy, blustering boaster.

as wind; to be windy and boisterous, as the weather. And ever-threatening storms Of Chaos blustering round. Milton.

Inclined to bluster; given to blustering; blustering. Motley.

A noisy, blustering fellow, more insolent than courageous; one who is threatening and quarrelsome; an insolent, tyrannical fellow. Bullies seldom execute the threats they deal in. Palmerston.

rhythmical modulation of the voice or of any sound; as, music of bells in cadence sweet. Blustering winds, which all night long Had roused the sea, now with hoarse cadence lull Seafaring men o'erwatched. Milton. The accents . . . were in passion's tenderest cadence. Sir W. Scott.

A vain show; a blustering parade; a flourish; as, to make or cut a great dash. [Low]

The character of making ostentatious or blustering parade or show. [R. & Colloq.] He must fight a duel before his claim to . . . dashism can be universally allowed. V. Knox.

A blustering, bullying fellow; a pot-valiant braggart; a bully. The leader was of an ugly look and gigantic stature; he acted like a drawcansir, sparing neither friend nor foe. Addison.

to swim; to be buoyed up. The ark no more now floats, but seems on ground. Milton. Three blustering nights, borne by the southern blast, I floated. Dryden.

A bully; a blustering, turbulent, insolent, fellow; one who vexes or provokes.

Resembling a hector; blustering; insolent; taunting. "Hectorly, ruffianlike swaggering or huffing." Barrow.

Blustering; swaggering. [Obs.] Bp. Hall.

Blusteringly; arrogantly. [R.] And huffingly doth this bonny Scot ride. Old Ballad.

Disposed to be blustering or arrogant; petulant. -- Huff"ish*ly, adv. -- Huff"ish*ness, n.

A vain or blustering boaster; a braggart; a braggadocio. Sir T. Herbert.

A blustering, turbulent fellow. If two roisterers met, they cocked their hats in each other faces. Macaulay.