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bluster vs boasting

boasting vs bluster

bluster and boasting both are nouns.

bluster is a verb but boasting is not a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
bluster Yes No Yes No
boasting Yes No No No
As nouns, boasting is a hypernym of bluster; that is, boasting is a word with a broader meaning than bluster:
  • bluster: vain and empty boasting
  • boasting: speaking of yourself in superlatives
Other hypernyms of bluster include boast, jactitation, self-praise.
bluster (noun) boasting (noun)
a swaggering show of courage speaking of yourself in superlatives
vain and empty boasting
a violent gusty wind
noisy confusion and turbulence
bluster (verb) boasting (verb)
act in an arrogant, overly self-assured, or conceited manner
show off
blow hard; be gusty, as of wind
Difference between bluster and boasting

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