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Aggregate aid is to the Ethiopian economy what Obama's fiscal stimulus was to the American economy: minus these injections, both economies would suffer catastrophically. The theatrical blustering of the Ethiopian government notwithstanding, donor countries have a make-or-break power over the Ethiopia's prosperity.
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Meaning of "blustering" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF BLUSTERING

blustering  [ˈblʌstərɪŋ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF BLUSTERING

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Blustering is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES BLUSTERING MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of blustering in the English dictionary

The definition of blustering in the dictionary is noisy, aggressive; boastful.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH BLUSTERING


blistering
ˈblɪstərɪŋ
bolstering
ˈbəʊlstərɪŋ
catering
ˈkeɪtərɪŋ
factoring
ˈfæktərɪŋ
flattering
ˈflætərɪŋ
fostering
ˈfɒstərɪŋ
glittering
ˈɡlɪtərɪŋ
Kettering
ˈkɛtərɪŋ
lettering
ˈlɛtərɪŋ
mentoring
ˈmɛntərɪŋ
monitoring
ˈmɒnɪtərɪŋ
monstering
ˈmɒnstərɪŋ
motoring
ˈməʊtərɪŋ
oystering
ˈɔɪstərɪŋ
plastering
ˈplɑːstərɪŋ
scattering
ˈskætərɪŋ
schoolmastering
ˈskuːlˌmɑːstərɪŋ
tutoring
ˈtjuːtərɪŋ
watering
ˈwɔːtərɪŋ
westering
ˈwɛstərɪŋ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE BLUSTERING

blurringly
blurry
blurt
blurter
blush
blusher
blushet
blushful
blushing
blushingly
blushless
blushlessly
bluster
blusterer
blusteringly
blusterous
blusterously
blustery
blustrous
blutwurst

WORDS THAT END LIKE BLUSTERING

bring
civil engineering
considering
covering
electrical engineering
empowering
engineering
fingering
flowering
gathering
hovering
lowering
mechanical engineering
offering
ordering
recovering
rendering
steering
suffering
wandering
wondering

Synonyms and antonyms of blustering in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «BLUSTERING»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «blustering» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of blustering

Translation of «blustering» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF BLUSTERING

Find out the translation of blustering to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of blustering from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «blustering» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

blustering
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

fanfarrón
570 millions of speakers

English

blustering
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

blustering
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الصاخب
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

бушующий
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

blustering
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

তর্জন
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

fanfaron
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Bercampur-campur
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

polternd
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

反撃し
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

blustering
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Blustering
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

hăm dọa
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

வெற்றுத்தனமாக
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

धूसर करणे
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

blustering
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

infuriato
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

junacki
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

бурхливий
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

gălăgios
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

blustering
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

waaiende
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

stormig
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

braut
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of blustering

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «BLUSTERING»

The term «blustering» is regularly used and occupies the 84.799 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «BLUSTERING» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about blustering

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QUOTES WITH «BLUSTERING»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word blustering.
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Eskinder Nega
Aggregate aid is to the Ethiopian economy what Obama's fiscal stimulus was to the American economy: minus these injections, both economies would suffer catastrophically. The theatrical blustering of the Ethiopian government notwithstanding, donor countries have a make-or-break power over the Ethiopia's prosperity.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «BLUSTERING»

Discover the use of blustering in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to blustering and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Transactions of the Rhode Island Society for the ...
80 Cold and blustering p. m. and evening. Cold, bat fine. Began to snow tiently from 9 to 10 a. m. Air filled with snow p. m and evening. Pleasant, from 1 to two inches of snow on Ike ground in the morning 1. We have for the mean temperature ...
Rhode Island Society for the Encouragement of Domestic Industry, 1867
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Transactions of the Rhode Island Society
1.75 Snowed through the day; wind N. E. to N. W. ; toward night, snow deep and rather heavy. Ground covered this morning with 10 to 12 inches of compact snow; day cold and blustering. •Very fine. Very fine through the day ; evn'g hazy.
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Transactions for the Rhode Island Society for the ...
Cold and blustering p. m. and evening. 26 11 20 15 !53.2 .... Cold, but fine. 27 20 26 31 68.5 Began to snow gently from 9 to 10 i>. m. Air filled with snow p. m. and evening. 28 25 37 30 78.8 Pleasant, from 1 10 two inches of snow on the ...
Rhode Island Society for the Encouragement of Domestic Industry, 1866
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Journal of the Franklin Institute
Brisk 'Moderate do do do Blustering Mod'rate do do do do Blustering Moderate do do do do do do do do Blustering do Moderate do Brisk Moderote do do Water Fallen in rain .29 .60 .28 .18 .34 State of the Weather, and Remarks. Clear.
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The third book of Milton's Paradise lost, with notes [&c.] ...
Ever threatening storms of chaos blustering round, &c., is a nominative (or objective) absolute {Gr. § 372, 5), forming an adverbial adjunct to exposed. The words inclement sky do not attach themselves clearly to anything. They are in a kind of ...
John Milton, Charles Peter Mason, 1873
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The Farmer's Almanack
October— 3d, fell some inches of snow— 12th, pleasant for some days— 21st, blustering. November — 16th, ve. / blustering — 18th. much finer, with pleasant sun — 25th, extreme cold — 28th, fell 6 inches of snow — 30th, very fine, nearly ...
Robert Bailey Thomas, 1841
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A New English Dictionary on Historical Principles: Founded ...
Seasonable Semt. 26 fT.) Doth the devil, by a tempestuous gust, bluster down the house? 1876 G. Meredith Beauch. Career II. iii. 42 A south-western autumnal gale. • made threads of Cecilia's shorter locks, .blustering the curls that streamed,  ...
Sir James Augustus Henry Murray, Philological Society (Great Britain), 1887
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Introduction
Clear at 10 P. H.; wind blattering. N.W. 4th. Very blustering. 6th. Cold and Mastering. Evening splendid. 6th. Very fine. Evening splendid. 7th. Cold, bat fine. Evening again splendid. 8th. Cold, but very fine. Evening perfect,? splendid, without a ...
‎1860
9
Outdoor Life
It was a royal day of great jollification when Big Blustering Bretz breezed into Galveston. As his train came to a standstill at the Union Station his presence was made conspicuously noticeable by his voice booming a greeting that apparently  ...
10
An English and Welsh Dictionary
A blusterer, or blustering fellow, в. Dwndrwr, dwndriwr, trystiwr, twrddwr, ymsyrnwr, brochwr, ysgrcchwr, dyn mawr ei roch; dyn terfysgus (cyffröus ;) broliwr , bygylwr. Blustering weather, s. Tywydd tymmhestlog (gwyntog, ystormns.) A bluster, or ...
John Walters, 1828

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «BLUSTERING»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term blustering is used in the context of the following news items.
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Imagine what is achievable if more of us left trenches
... be understood that these organisations on the ground are not the stereotypical blustering Orange bigot or thin lipped Green-eyed fanatic. «Belfast Telegraph, Jul 15»
2
The Right to be Ugly
And Christie is also a blustering bully who hurls insults with abandon. Naturally, LePage was the first to endorse Christie's presidential ... «Jamaicans.com, Jul 15»
3
Fred Grimm: Certain lucky immigrants get a pass from the …
When NBCUniversal, Grupo Televisa, Ora TV, Univision and Macy's cut business ties to the blustering billionaire, it was the son of a Cuban ... «Miami Herald, Jul 15»
4
Bradley Harrington column: Docs against your health
Such ignorant blustering, however, ignores the number of lives saved by coal and other fossil fuels. Comparing the world's deaths caused by ... «Wyoming Tribune, Jul 15»
5
Richard Nixon in 3-D: How he looks in the 21st century
Nixon was blustering. He was himself an intellectual who read widely and deeply in political philosophy, who could be truly original in his ... «Buffalo News, Jul 15»
6
In hot water in Hanmer
Stepping in from blustering wind whipping up the grand entrance driveway, the lobby at the Heritage is warm and calm. The property has been ... «Stuff.co.nz, Jul 15»
7
Letter: Judicial bully
Oh for a good debate between Antonin and an equally knowledgeable intellect who cannot be intimidated by a blustering bully. Wonder if ... «Lawrence Journal World, Jul 15»
8
Ways to Celebrate the Independence of Entrepreneurship this 4th
There was the usual bigoted blustering against the Supreme Court's ruling by some politicians – including Republican candidates for president ... «Rapid News Network, Jul 15»
9
Luxurious self-restoration in Beverly Hills
We enjoyed a wonderful dinner to the blustering sounds of Phat Cat Swingers, a 10-piece big band, who belted out comfortingly recognisable ... «Irish Times, Jul 15»
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Shelter Island Editorial: American words
There was the usual bigoted blustering against the Supreme Court's ruling by some politicians — including Republican candidates for ... «Shelter Island Reporter, Jul 15»

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