blustering
present participle ofbluster
| 单词 | blustering |
| 释义 | blustering present participle ofbluster bluster verb[I] uk/ˈblʌs.tər/us/ˈblʌs.tɚ/blusterverb[I](PERSON)tospeakin aloud,angry, oroffendedway, usually with littleeffect: [+ speech]"You had norightto do it, norightat all," he blustered. Talking angrily
blusterverb[I](WIND)If thewindblusters, itblowsstrongly: Agalewas blustering around thehouse. Wind & winds
Examplesofblusteringblustering In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use. The snake-handlers in these novels are usuallyblusteringpatriarchs, sometimes violent ' ' plaster saints ' ' but always charismatic - if philandering - husbands and fathers. From theCambridge English Corpus It seems possible that she recoiled from "blustering'muscularity' " also because it caricatured her own capacity for belligerence and dogmatism. From theCambridge English Corpus In considering all three, he displays an unusual talent for balancing the polemicalblusteringon all sides. From theCambridge English Corpus That was reported on the "ticker"as the"worst type of silly,blusteringblackguard". From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Men who took part in it and who made it a failure have beenblusteringabout it. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Finally, he is here in person tonight, and is openlyblusteringabout wanting to get his way, as he always tries to do. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 The pride of race is distended toblusteringarrogance. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 That is merely a piece of mechanised powerblustering. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 It is theblusteringof little men, whose lot has fallen on a great crisis. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 We put up with theblusteringthuggery and cheap rotten gangsterism up to a point. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Over nearly two hours yesterday, his approach was a mixture of theblustering, the defensive and the partisan. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 I can only describe his attitude towards the farmer on more than one occasion asblustering—bullying. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 It failed disastrously and no amount of crudeblusteringwill disguise that fact. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 We did not have the usual abrasive, aggressive andblusteringattack. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 He launched the scheme in his usual, careless,blusteringstyle. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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