Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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bluster | Yes | No | Yes | No |
tout | Yes | No | Yes | No |
bluster (noun) | tout (noun) |
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a swaggering show of courage | someone who advertises for customers in an especially brazen way |
vain and empty boasting | one who sells advice about gambling or speculation (especially at the racetrack) |
a violent gusty wind | someone who buys tickets to an event in order to resell them at a profit |
noisy confusion and turbulence |
bluster (verb) | tout (verb) |
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act in an arrogant, overly self-assured, or conceited manner | show off |
show off | advertize in strongly positive terms |
blow hard; be gusty, as of wind |