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Engaged in or involving the process of blustering, speaking or protesting loudly

Characterized by windy or stormy conditions

Arrogant or domineering in one's attitude or treatment of others

Pompous or overly wordy

Brave and showy, prone to boasting or blustering

Very loud or having a high volume

Showing great rage or anger

Rather rude or ill-natured in speech or manner

Present participle for to talk in a loud, aggressive or indignant manner

Present participle for to talk in a boastful manner

Present participle for to blow in strong or sudden gusts

Present participle for to yell or shout loudly or angrily

Present participle for to bully or threaten, especially by causing others to feel frightened

Present participle for to shout or call out noisily and unrestrainedly

Present participle for to feel, show, or express great anger

Present participle for to become very angry in reaction to something

Present participle for to complain about something in irritation or anger

Present participle for to force or push one's way

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Adjective

Engaged in or involving the process of blustering, speaking or protesting loudly

“The blustering protesters took to the streets, raising their voices against injustice.”

Adjective

Characterized by windy or stormy conditions

raining cats and dogs

hammer and tongs

knock-down-and-drag-out

rough-and-tumble

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Adjective

Arrogant or domineering in one's attitude or treatment of others

high-and-mighty

high and mighty

throwing one's weight around

self-centered^US

self-glorifying

self-congratulatory

self-opinionated

self-centred^UK

full of oneself

too big for your boots

full of yourself

too big for your breeches

holier-than-thou

throwing one's weight about

putting on airs

heading for a fall

as bold as brass

self-aggrandizing

self-applauding

full of hot air

in love with oneself

on your high horse

pleased with oneself

tongue-in-cheek

too big for your britches

coming on strong

self-complacent

self-flattering

self-gratulatory

self-dramatizing

think too highly of oneself

have an excessively high opinion of oneself

self-respecting

think a lot of oneself

blowing one's own horn

individualistic

nose in the air

wrapped up in oneself

pleased with yourself

think one is the cat's whiskers

think one is God's gift

think one is the cat's pyjamas

not backwards in coming forwards

offensively self-assertive

stuck on oneself

mincingly clever

anti-democratic

lacking civility

as game as Ned Kelly

uncomplimentary

blowing one's own trumpet

sure of yourself

comfortable in one's own skin

believing in oneself

sure of oneself

having nerves of steel

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Adjective

Pompous or overly wordy

full of hot air

hyperventilated

with the gift of the gab

circumlocutionary

having kissed the Blarney stone

able to talk the hind legs off a donkey

having kissed the Blarney Stone

running on at the mouth

full of verbiage

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Adjective

Brave and showy, prone to boasting or blustering

Adjective

Very loud or having a high volume

clearly audible

extremely noisy

raising the roof

as clear as a bell

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Adjective

Showing great rage or anger

foaming at the mouth

beside yourself

bent out of shape

at boiling point

blowing a gasket

blowing one's top

ranting and raving

mad as a hornet

hot under the collar

blue in the face

in high dudgeon

as cross as two sticks

with all guns blazing

in a towering rage

ill-humoured^UK

overcome with anger

in a filthy temper

beside yourself with rage

hot and bothered

as black as thunder

rubbed the wrong way

at end of one's rope

ready to be tied

extremely angry

not best pleased

gnashing one's teeth

at daggers drawn

evil-intentioned

out of countenance

carrying a chip on your shoulder

at swords' points

prepared for war

in the midst of battle

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Adjective

Rather rude or ill-natured in speech or manner

not afraid to call a spade a spade

speaking as one finds

calling a spade a spade

beyond the pale

ill-humoured^UK

unsophisticated

socially unsure

socially awkward

lacking in social graces

raised in a barn

raised by wolves

low-down-and-dirty

not beating about the bush

not mincing one's words

pulling no punches

straight from the shoulder

speaking one's mind

politically incorrect

uncomplimentary

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Verb

Present participle for to talk in a loud, aggressive or indignant manner

shooting off one's mouth

ranting and raving

delivering a tirade

foaming at the mouth

delivering a harangue

talking endlessly

talking at length

talking forcefully

going on and on

blowing your top

expressing concern

getting on a soapbox

giving an address

giving a speech

making a speech

giving a lecture

giving a sermon

speaking at length

evangelizing^US

evangelising^UK

preachifying to

speechifying to

delivering an address

holding forth to

giving a lecture to

giving lessons in

delivering a speech

initiating a discussion with

addressing an audience

making a statement

delivering sermon

preaching a sermon

spreading the gospel

laying down the law

talking interminably

speaking boringly

speaking monotonously

blowing hot air

pontificating to

editorialising^UK

editorializing^US

giving a discourse to

memorialising^UK

delivering talk

sounding off to

delivering speech

memorializing^US

taking the floor

giving an address to

delivering a sermon to

giving a speech to

making a speech to

giving a talk to

giving an oration to

giving a sermon to

giving a dissertation to

writing learnedly

writing at length

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“Howard would often bluster about mad officials meddling in people's lives and undermining plain common sense and individual responsibility.”

Verb

Present participle for to talk in a boastful manner

blowing your own horn

congratulating oneself

blowing your own trumpet

flattering oneself

singing your own praises

patting oneself on the back

preening oneself

laying it on thick

giving a good account of yourself

attracting attention

giving oneself airs

congratulating oneself on

flying your own kite

shooting one's mouth off

shooting the bull

speaking for Buncombe

talking boastingly

drawing attention to

hugging oneself

piquing oneself in

feeling self-satisfied about

patting oneself on the back for

preening oneself on

giving oneself a pat on the back for

feeling satisfaction at

piquing oneself on

feeling proud of

feeling proud about

flattering oneself on

triumphing over

priding oneself

tooting one's own horn

calling attention to

giving publicity to

holding head high

giving oneself airs about

showing off about

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“The professor begins to bluster about his children. According to him, all his children are well-settled in life now.”

Verb

Present participle for to blow in strong or sudden gusts

“The lake's deep green coloration derives from its high concentration of cobalt and other minerals, and is particularly striking when the frequent winds bluster the surface into a froth.”

Verb

Present participle for to yell or shout loudly or angrily

bursting out with

letting everybody know

saying brusquely

speaking angrily

speaking brusquely

speaking sharply

speaking abruptly

raising your voice

saying abruptly

speaking roughly

jumping down someone's throat

rounding on someone

speaking nastily

flying off the handle at

jumping down one's throat

taking it out on

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Verb

Present participle for to bully or threaten, especially by causing others to feel frightened

pressurising^UK

pressurizing^US

using strong-arm tactics on

twisting someone's arm

scaring the bejesus out of

riding roughshod over

lording it over

putting the screws on

twisting one's arm

putting heat on

putting through the wringer

putting the chill on

holding a gun to one's head

bringing pressure to bear on

using pressure on

putting pressure on

turning on the heat

riding roughshod

putting the squeeze on

putting under an obligation

ordering around

giving orders to

walking all over

ruling the roost

calling the shots

running the show

leading by the nose

keeping under thumb

ruling with a rod of iron

ruling with an iron hand

throwing your weight around

being in the saddle

bending to your will

pushing the buttons

treating harshly

tyrannizing over

domineering over

bringing someone to their knees

trampling underfoot

monopolizing^US

making things hot for someone

monopolising^UK

holding sway over

exercising control over

having someone under your thumb

having it in for

treating brutally

treating roughly

knocking around

handling roughly

discriminating against

having the upper hand over

laying down the law

ruling despotically

putting the frighteners on

acting the tin god

making it hot for someone

pulling rank on

playing the heavy with

telling someone what to do

keeping in subjection

keeping in submission

having command over

having power over

having control of

having a down on

having your knife into

punishing unfairly

giving a hard time

stacking the deck

gaining mastery over

gaining control of

gaining ascendancy over

rendering incapable

bringing to heel

rendering powerless

rendering helpless

weighing heavy upon

interfering with

having someone do something

putting the heat on

putting screws to

bringing pressure to bear

putting the bite on

sitting on top of

wearing the trousers

prevailing over

calling the tune

having one's way

having the whip hand over

having upper hand

having ascendancy over

ruling the roost in

having the upper hand in

having mastery over

playing first fiddle

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Verb

Present participle for to shout or call out noisily and unrestrainedly

Verb

Present participle for to feel, show, or express great anger

going ballistic

hitting the roof

ranting and raving

flying off the handle

foaming at the mouth

going off the deep end

going up the wall

getting worked up

losing one's temper

spitting feathers

getting hot under the collar

getting steamed up

raising the roof

champing at the bit

getting steamed up about

chomping at the bit

throwing a tantrum

frothing at the mouth

jumping up and down

losing your temper

losing your rag

gnashing your teeth

hitting the ceiling

boiling with rage

foaming at mouth

going into a rage

flipping one's wig

going through the roof

becoming very angry

blowing a gasket

going non-linear

becoming enraged

letting off steam

losing the plot

working oneself into sweat

having a tantrum

flipping your lid

looking daggers

blowing your top

feeling annoyed

feeling aggrieved

feeling offended

worrying oneself

feeling resentful

feeling put out

feeling indignant

feeling wounded

becoming infuriated

drawing oneself up

getting your dander up

becoming annoyed

getting your hackles up

becoming indignant

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Verb

Present participle for to become very angry in reaction to something

Verb

Present participle for to complain about something in irritation or anger

Verb

Present participle for to force or push one's way

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