Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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bluster | Yes | No | Yes | No |
jactitation | Yes | No | No | No |
bluster (noun) | jactitation (noun) |
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a swaggering show of courage | (pathology) extremely restless tossing and twitching usually by a person with a severe illness |
vain and empty boasting | speaking of yourself in superlatives |
a violent gusty wind | (law) a false boast that can harm others; especially a false claim to be married to someone (formerly actionable at law) |
noisy confusion and turbulence |
bluster (verb) | jactitation (verb) |
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act in an arrogant, overly self-assured, or conceited manner | |
show off | |
blow hard; be gusty, as of wind |