blustering
Talking big, aggressively
Blustering describes loud, aggressive, or boastful behavior that lacks real substance or follow-through.
A blustering politician makes threats he can't back up.
Blustering wind is gusty and turbulent.
The word suggests more noise than power: He came in blustering about how he'd been wronged, but nobody took him seriously.
One who flaunts achievements
- swaggerConfident, boastful manner
- bravadoPretense of fearlessness
- grandstandingPerforming to impress onlookers
- blowhardBoastful empty talker
bombastic · chest-thumping · puffed-up · strutting · braggadocio · windbag · self-aggrandizing · loudmouth
Aggressive repeated intimidation
- menacingConveying threat or danger
- intimidatingInspiring fear or unease
- coerciveUsing pressure to compel
- domineeringAggressively asserting control
aggressive · browbeating · hectoring · haranguing · badgering · overbearing · forceful · belligerent
Angry, prolonged speech
- tiradeExtended angry speech
- diatribeBitter, prolonged verbal attack
- harangueAggressive lengthy scolding
- blatheringTalking foolishly at length
sputtering · fulminating · railing · declaiming · spouting · raving · venting · outburst
Loudly insistent or demanding
- raucousLoud and disorderly
- thunderingProducing deep, loud sound
- bellowingLoud, deep shouting
- roaringMaking prolonged loud noise
booming · vociferous · noisy · strident · blaring · uproarious · tumultuous · boisterous
braggart
One who flaunts achievements
- swaggerConfident, boastful manner
- bravadoPretense of fearlessness
- grandstandingPerforming to impress onlookers
blowhard · bombastic · chest-thumping · puffed-up · strutting · braggadocio · windbag · self-aggrandizing · loudmouth · show-off
bullying
Aggressive repeated intimidation
- menacingConveying threat or danger
- intimidatingInspiring fear or unease
- coerciveUsing pressure to compel
domineering · aggressive · browbeating · hectoring · haranguing · badgering · overbearing · forceful · belligerent · hostile
ranting
Angry, prolonged speech
- tiradeExtended angry speech
- diatribeBitter, prolonged verbal attack
- harangueAggressive lengthy scolding
blathering · sputtering · fulminating · railing · declaiming · spouting · raving · venting · outburst · invective
clamorous
Loudly insistent or demanding
- raucousLoud and disorderly
- thunderingProducing deep, loud sound
- bellowingLoud, deep shouting
roaring · booming · vociferous · noisy · strident · blaring · uproarious · tumultuous · boisterous · clamor
gusty
Marked by sudden drafts
- stormyMarked by violent weather
- tempestuousWildly agitated or volatile
- breezyMildly windy, or nonchalant
windswept · squally · howling · wild · turbulent · raw · biting · whipping · fierce · unsettled
blusteringself-assured
Trusting in oneself
unassuming · humble · modest · secure · poised