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In the winter the wind often blusters. - On school vacations, kids run in clusters. - Adults clean their houses with new feather dusters.
bluster
/ˈblʌstə/ [bluss-tur]
verb
[no object]
1 Talk in a loud, aggressive, or indignant way with little effect.
with direct speech ‘‘I don't care what he says,’ I blustered’
2 (of a storm, wind, or rain) blow or beat fiercely and noisily.
noun
mass noun
Loud, aggressive, or indignant talk with little effect.
Origin
Late Middle English ultimately imitative.
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He didn't get the gift he wanted.
"This wasn't on my list!" he blustered.
Mom and Dad were a bit daunted.
Tried gamely to not look flustered.
"But you'll have warm hands. son."
(Outside the window, there's no snow.)
"I don't need them to have fun!"
"Maybe, Santa missed one, I don't know."
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