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

Conceited or confident in a bold or cheeky way

Characterized by fierce, extreme, or violent energy or force

Pompous or overly wordy

Strutting or blustery

Very loud or having a high volume

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 bully or threaten, especially by causing others to feel frightened

Present participle for to say something quickly and irritably

Present participle for express vehement protest

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

Adjective

Conceited or confident in a bold or cheeky way

high and mighty

full of yourself

high-and-mighty

self-centered^US

self-centred^UK

self-opinionated

full of oneself

self-glorifying

self-congratulatory

too big for your boots

too big for your breeches

holier-than-thou

throwing one's weight around

riding for a fall

throwing one's weight about

putting on airs

heading for a fall

on your high horse

pleased with oneself

full of contempt

uncomplimentary

self-aggrandizing

anti-democratic

pleased with yourself

self-applauding

full of hot air

in love with oneself

think too highly of oneself

think a lot of oneself

too big for your britches

have an excessively high opinion of oneself

self-complacent

self-flattering

self-gratulatory

self-dramatizing

proud of oneself

offensively self-assertive

take-it-or-leave-it

blowing one's own horn

wrapped up in oneself

self-respecting

nose in the air

swollen with pride

on a high horse

of preconceived ideas

stuck on oneself

sure of yourself

throwing weight around

turning up your nose at

looking down your nose at

think one is the cat's whiskers

think one is God's gift

think one is the cat's pyjamas

as bold as brass

unconstitutional

coming on strong

not backwards in coming forwards

lacking civility

sure of oneself

in driver's seat

blowing one's own trumpet

I'm all right, Jack

proud of yourself

like a cat that has swallowed the canary

flushed with success

like the cat that's got the cream

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Adjective

Characterized by fierce, extreme, or violent energy or force

hammer and tongs

knock-down-and-drag-out

well-ventilated

rough-and-tumble

raining cats and dogs

full of upheavals

full of ups and downs

at the boiling point

attention-seeking

spreading like wildfire

beside yourself

driven to distraction

out of one's wits

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Adjective

Pompous or overly wordy

full of hot air

hyperventilated

with the gift of the gab

circumlocutionary

full of verbiage

highly decorated

able to talk the hind legs off a donkey

having kissed the Blarney Stone

running on at the mouth

having kissed the Blarney stone

having kissed the blarney stone

seemingly endless

circumlocuitous

circumlocutional

circumlocutious

blessed with the gift of the gab

forever and a day

excessively communicative

unstraightforward

difficult to follow

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Adjective

Strutting or blustery

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 rage

beside yourself

foaming at the mouth

at boiling point

blowing a gasket

blowing one's top

ranting and raving

bent out of shape

mad as a hornet

hot under the collar

blue in the face

in high dudgeon

as cross as two sticks

with all guns blazing

hot and bothered

in a towering rage

ill-humoured^UK

overcome with anger

in a filthy temper

beside yourself with rage

ready to be tied

as black as thunder

rubbed the wrong way

at end of one's rope

extremely angry

not best pleased

gnashing one's teeth

at daggers drawn

evil-intentioned

burning with excitement

carrying a chip on your shoulder

out of countenance

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Adjective

Rather rude or ill-natured in speech or manner

not afraid to call a spade a spade

ill-humoured^UK

speaking as one finds

calling a spade a spade

like a bear with a sore head

on a short fuse

uncommunicative

unsophisticated

as cross as two sticks

uncomplimentary

having got out of bed the wrong side

having got out of bed on the wrong side

perversely irritable

straightforward

having short fuse

hot under collar

with a long face

like a bull in a china shop

pulling no punches

not mincing one's words

speaking one's mind

not beating about the bush

straight from the shoulder

down in the mouth

having a fit of the sulks

rubbing the wrong way

hot under the collar

easily offended

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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

hitting the roof

going up the wall

flying off the handle

going off the deep end

blowing your top

going ballistic

foaming at the mouth

delivering a tirade

getting steamed up

spitting feathers

getting worked up

losing one's temper

going through the roof

flipping your lid

throwing a tantrum

raising the roof

champing at the bit

chomping at the bit

getting steamed up about

getting hot under the collar

throwing a wobbly

hitting the ceiling

losing the plot

going into a rage

flying into a rage

losing your temper

flying into a temper

blowing a gasket

bursting a blood vessel

becoming enraged

going on and on

talking at length

talking forcefully

talking endlessly

losing your cool

flipping one's wig

exploding in anger

delivering a harangue

going into a frenzy

frothing at the mouth

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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

giving oneself airs

congratulating oneself on

attracting attention

flying your own kite

shooting one's mouth off

shooting the bull

speaking for Buncombe

talking boastingly

priding oneself

triumphing over

drawing attention to

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

hugging oneself

tooting one's own horn

trying to make an impression

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 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

telling someone what to do

laying down the law

trampling underfoot

bringing someone to their knees

tyrannizing over

acting the tin god

pulling rank on

putting the frighteners on

playing the heavy with

holding sway over

gaining mastery over

rendering incapable

gaining control of

bringing to heel

rendering powerless

rendering helpless

gaining ascendancy over

weighing heavy upon

domineering over

ruling despotically

having someone under your thumb

treating brutally

calling the tune

trying to control

being in charge

giving a hard time

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Verb

Present participle for to say something quickly and irritably

saying brusquely

speaking brusquely

speaking angrily

speaking nastily

speaking roughly

rounding on someone

jumping down someone's throat

flying off the handle at

raising your voice

putting up a howl

shouting loudly

raising the roof

saying abruptly

speaking abruptly

speaking sharply

jumping down one's throat

taking it out on

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Verb

Present participle for express vehement protest

Verb

Present participle for to force or push one's way

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