bluster

Meanings

• noisy confusion and turbulence
  • "he was awakened by the bluster of their preparations"
• a swaggering show of courage
• a violent gusty wind
• vain and empty boasting
• blow hard; be gusty, as of wind
  • "A southeaster blustered onshore"
  • "The flames blustered"
• show off
• act in an arrogant, overly self-assured, or conceited manner

Synonyms

blow, boast, brag, braggadocio, bravado, gas, gasconade, rhodomontade, rodomontade, shoot a line, swagger, swash, tout, vaunt