John C. Calhoun

The strong should always permit the weak and aggrieved to talk, to bluster, and scold without taking offence; and if we had so acted, and exercised proper skill in the management of our affairs, Mexico and ourselves would, by this time, have quietly and peaceably settled all difficulties and been good friends.

American Statesman

George Gaynes

To build a character like Henry Warnimont required a few weeks and months of work. It turned out he was basically a very kind and generous man, which he covered up with his surface gruffness and surface bluster. And the kind of hopeless quality, that 'everything goes wrong' kind of thing.

American Musician

Tom Steyer

I think Donald knows climate change is a serious threat - but he only cares about protecting his luxury coastal properties, not the rest of America. Observing his actions as they relate to his business interests offers the best insight into the man behind the bluster.

American Businessman

John Sununu

After everyone has had a chance to bluster, posture, and pontificate, we are left with one basic question: under any foreseeable circumstance, would it be in our national interest to default on our debt? The answer is unequivocally no.

American Politician

Sajid Javid

For all its bluster, the BDS campaign is most notable, I think, for its lack of success. Trade is booming; tourism is soaring. The media campaign is full of sound and fury, but to the majority of Britain today, it signifies nothing.

British Politician

Eric Metaxas

Trump errs on the side of bluster sometimes for effect, but I don't think that the people who voted for him, most of them, would ever be for not caring for immigrants or refugees. People in the church know it's our obligation.

American Author

Claudia Winkleman

Weddings happen once. That's the point. They're a bluster of confetti and hope all wrapped up in sticky wedding cake and four-year-old girls in big dresses with massive bows.

English Entertainer

Anne Applebaum

Diplomats bluster and bluff, but democracies don't really have that many tools they can use to push back, effectively, against the seductive ideas of dictators.

American Journalist

Sue Perkins

Bluster - it fortifies me against the outside world. Take away the words, and I am lost.

English Comedian

David Brin

Nothing expresses lack of inner confidence like bluster.

Use 'bluster' to describe someone trying to seem stronger or more confident than they are.

Empty Threats

'Blustering' rarely leads to action, it's more show than substance.

Not Serious

'Bluster' can imply an attempt to intimidate others or assert dominance.

Intimidation Attempt

'Bluster' as a noun often refers to aggressive talk lacking real impact.

Hollow Talk

In politics, 'bluster' can be a strategy to avoid discussing real issues.

Political Context

'Bluster' often carries a negative connotation, suggesting lack of credibility.

Negative Perception

In weather contexts, 'bluster' describes sudden and fierce gusts of wind.

Weather Descriptions

Describes the abrupt nature of wind, emphasizing its unpredictability.

Suddenness

'Bluster' can be used metaphorically to describe a burst of activity or emotion.

Metaphorical Use

 So to finally get to hear the sounds of grains of sand being turned over and the sounds of that very thin atmosphere being blustered around in this crater, it's absolutely incredible.

Robots Hunting for Life...

 By guile and by bluster, by night and by day, I battered and scattered the fools from my way. And women grew willing to sham and to bluff.