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noun noisy confusion and turbulence
noun a swaggering show of courage
noun a violent gusty wind
originFrom Middle English blusteren (“to wander about aimlessly”); however, apparently picking up the modern sense from Middle Low German blüstren (“to blow violently”; compare later Low German blustern, blistern). Related to blow, blast. Compare also Saterland Frisian bloasje (“to blow”), bruusje (“to bluster”).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 3.0