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单词 blustering
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“I worry that your father’s blustering about Erudite has been to your detriment.” Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z
No way would Frank’s mother have gotten involved with that blustering war god. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z
And I can’t help but feel that Whitman, for all his blustering beauty, might have been just a bit too optimistic. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z
As I cling to the rope ladder, a chill goes through me that has nothing to do with the blustering wind. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z
Lord Jonos Bracken arrived from the ruins of Stone Hedge, glowering and blustering, and took a seat as far from Tytos Blackwood as the tables would permit. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z
“I worry that all your father’s blustering about Erudite has been to your detriment,” she says gently. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z
Tyrion had rather liked Robert Baratheon, great blustering oaf that he was . . . doubtless in part because his sister loathed him so. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z
The blustering hare was quite a kindly creature really, all bark and no bite at all. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z
He was a blustering, intrepid bully who brooded inconsolably over the terrible ineradicable impressions he knew he kept making on people of prominence who were scarcely aware that he was even alive. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z
The Dwarf King ceased his blustering at the mention of Arawn, but when Taran had finished, King Eiddileg shook his head. The Book of Three 1964-03-12T00:00:00Z
Spring came with blustering winds and torn clouds of rain and for Wang Lung the half-idle days of winter were plunged into long days of desperate labor over his land. The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z
He had always thought of Fudge as a kindly figure, a little blustering, a little pompous, but essentially good-natured. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z
The wings lifted and dipped in the blustering wind like a motorboat riding swells. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z
Still, it’s pretty telling that this is one incident that has driven Limbaugh—the king of blustering past controversy and letting his detractors stew—to apologize. Limbaugh and the Imus Effect: Has Rush?s Mouth Written a Check His Sponsors Won?t Cash? 2012-03-05T14:26:23Z
One was a blustering ex-colonial type, the other a genial old buffer. Tom Sharpe, Wilt novelist, dies aged 85 2013-06-06T09:45:25Z
Punctuated by eerily static shots of empty basketball courts and deserted hallways, Mercutio’s blustering menace is as timeless as the romance he seeks to derail. Movie Review: ?Private Romeo,? Directed by Alan Brown 2012-02-09T23:34:09Z
It was the follow-up to his more blustering major-label album from that same year, “Triple F Life: Friends, Fans & Family.” Rock & Pop Listings for Jan. 24-30 2014-01-24T00:17:04Z
One of the excellent things about Jonathan Kent's revival is that it's clear that Anthony Calf's bellowing, blustering Victor and Anna-Louise Plowman's pinkly pretty Sibyl disgust each other too. Private Lives – review 2013-07-04T11:35:00Z
But there's a surprise in store for the Pigeon when the Duckling offers him the cookie, abruptly ending the Pigeon's blustering complaints. Picture books for summer break 2012-06-09T02:01:04Z
Oldman’s blustering, booze-sodden performance, together with Wright’s visually playful direction, means that even without a single shot of troops on the beaches the film packs in just as much breathless drama as Christopher Nolan’s Dunkirk. Toronto film festival 2017: a surge of woman power 2017-09-17T04:00:00Z
The musical starts with Joyce’s unexpected death in 1941, then flashes back to Dublin in the early 1900s, a sorrowful time in his youth, with his dying mother and blustering father. | New Jersey: A Review of ‘Himself and Nora,’ at Hamilton Stage 2013-05-03T23:55:01Z
Robert, whose infomercials are excerpted in the movie’s opening scenes, is the quintessential TV pitchman, at once blusteringly self-confident and transparently disingenuousness. | 'Father of Invention': ?Father of Invention,? With Kevin Spacey - Review 2011-10-13T23:24:32Z
He is, he agrees, nothing like the old-fashioned stereotype of the blustering shouty chef. Heston Blumenthal: 'I like a kebab as much as the next person' 2011-02-13T20:30:00Z
Unfortunately, the rest of the characters — the blustering brother-in-law, the perpetually dissatisfied mother, the ditsy privileged blond — are too one-note for their own good — stereotypes in a show that purports to bust stereotypes. 'Cristela' aims to bust stereotypes with laughs, but ... 2014-10-10T04:00:00Z
Costa's a blustering transplanted New Yorker who eggs on Thomas as they plan a parents-out-of-town birthday party. 'Project X': Teens and a high-school house party gone wild 2012-02-28T18:57:04Z
In the midst of their collective grief, Robbie’s older brother Pale arrives as a basket case of blustering machismo and as-yet-untapped sensitivity. Review | Nathan Lane and Adam Driver are both starring on Broadway. Only one of them gives us a good time. 2019-04-21T04:00:00Z
Within months, he was aggressively reporting on the blustering and embattled sheriff of Multnomah County, who fought back publicly against the coverage. ‘He doesn’t like bullies’: The story of the 37-year-old who took over the New York Times and is taking on Trump 2018-07-30T04:00:00Z
From the play’s opening moments he’s a blustering, emotionally unrestrained man who retains a distinct vitality. | 'Uncle Vanya': Maly Drama Performs at the Brooklyn Academy of Music 2010-04-08T22:50:00Z
Nelsons's pacing was immaculate at every step, from the blustering opening to the blissful swellings that precede the heart-stopping final resignation. Prom 21: CBSO/Nelsons ? review 2011-07-31T17:07:00Z
Many of the stories deliver moral lessons, some with blunt humor: Two blustering, privileged young men are almost eaten alive in “The Restaurant of Many Orders” — and the reader wishes they were. Dark Fairy Tales From a Now-Vanished Agrarian Japan 2018-11-09T05:00:00Z
If “Action Park” portrays Gene as a blustering tycoon, it attempts as often to humanize him. Review | ‘Action Park’ looks back at one very dangerous amusement park 2020-07-01T04:00:00Z
Mendez creates a colorful portrait of a vigorous, self-deluding and rather amiable Fidel, blustering, thrumming his fingers impatiently and, in one moment of exasperation, bathing his face in ice from a liquor cabinet. Review | She might get top billing, but ‘Celia and Fidel’ at Arena Stage shortchanges the female revolutionary 2021-10-27T04:00:00Z
Forget, if you can, President Trump’s middle-of-the-night display of autocratic blustering about the Supreme Court and halting the counting of votes before sunrise. Perspective | Election night TV was high anxiety, flat comedy and Trump taking us to a new low. We can’t say we weren’t warned. 2020-11-04T05:00:00Z
Leavening the potentially one-note role of the blustering military officer in charge of the first atomic bomb test, Mr. Adams included a scene in which General Groves expresses concern about his weight. Eric Owens as Alberich in Wagner?s ?Ring? at the Met 2012-02-18T05:03:04Z
Veteran actor and frequent host Alec Baldwin returned to "Saturday Night Live" on Saturday, debuting his new gig playing a scowling, blustering Donald Trump, the Republican nominee for U.S. president. Live from New York, it's a Trump-Clinton rematch - of sorts 2016-10-02T04:00:00Z
Of course, we’ve enjoyed our share of villainous presidents, whether they were ineffectual buffoons or blustering pretenders to the Resolute Desk. Perspective | Trump’s exit may be too late to save the presidential movie 2020-12-29T05:00:00Z
Amid his several showily blustering gestures, this one is scarcely noticeable. Review: ‘Romeo + Juliet,’ a Movielike Ballet in Need of Better Direction 2018-02-14T05:00:00Z
Their rough, blustering music, Mark E Smith's elliptical lyrics. Readers recommend: songs with jokes 2010-08-26T23:02:00Z
Marie is a beleaguered woman, whose despair over Wozzeck and their poverty drives her to succumb to a blustering Drum Major, here the Wagnerian tenor Simon O’Neill. Opera Review: Matthias Goerne Fills In as Lead at the Met 2014-03-07T22:34:23Z
In its scenes that focus on Stanley, “Kalamity” offers a clinical portrait of a pathetic man-child in full flail with nothing under the blustering surface. | 'Kalamity': Young Men Are Adrift; A Girlfriend Is Missing 2010-10-21T23:12:00Z
Christopher Saul shines as a busily blustering Polonius and in particular a mordantly funny gravedigger. Theater Review: Michael Benz in ‘Hamlet’ at the Schimmel Center 2012-10-03T21:57:28Z
“The Irishman,” with a blustering, showboating, disarmingly tender Al Pacino in the Hoffa role, isn’t competing with that movie, or trying to correct the historical record. ‘The Irishman’ Review: The Mob’s Greatest Hits, in a Somber Key 2019-09-27T04:00:00Z
The only unifying figure is Logan, the blustering, manipulative Kronos whose children vie to make sure he doesn’t snack on them first. ‘Succession’ Returns, With No Real People Involved 2021-10-14T04:00:00Z
But there was an inevitable sameness to the breezy up-and-down scales and the blustering dynamic swells. Two Juilliard Concerts, Bonded by Weather 2015-02-01T05:00:00Z
At worst, she was described as a Stepford wife with a faintly medicated aura; at best, as a gracious foil to her blustering frat boy of a husband. Books of The Times: Lonely Texas Girl: Laura Bush?s ?Spoken From the Heart? 2010-04-28T21:57:00Z
Listening to it makes me imagine white powdery snow on rolling hills, a bright cold day, light snow blustering up into the air after a snowstorm. Twelve Feel-Good Seasonal Pop Classics, with and Without Christmas 2018-12-19T05:00:00Z
For some time, he has been teasing the follow-up to his witty, if somewhat blustering, last effort, “Triple F Life: Friends, Fans & Family,” and recently announced that it was to be released this summer. Pop, Rock & Cabaret Listings for April 17-22 2015-04-16T04:00:00Z
Every person blustering through the revolving door on the corner of 44th Street will be rewarded with the sight, and relieved for a moment from their New York City winter. Artist Rebecca Louise Law Brings Flowers to Times Square 2015-01-29T05:00:00Z
Impediments: Apart from being widely mistrusted and occasionally loathed, only a blustering stutter under pressure. Boris Johnson and Winston Churchill: can you tell them apart? 2013-06-04T15:35:01Z
One side depicts tumbling, churning masses of protesters urged on by a blustering, Trump-like cloud. Facing Violence With Brushes and Ballots 2022-01-13T05:00:00Z
Mr. Martins wonderfully captures the busy town life and the humor of the character roles: the bumbling Marquis, the old crone who turns into the fairy godmother, the blustering father and busybody mother. City Ballet Arrived Early, With Revelations 2010-10-15T16:58:00Z
Below its blustering military surface, the opera explores dark themes like vendettas and subterfuged desire. Concerts and Dance Tuned to the Season: Global Arts Guide 2016-12-21T05:00:00Z
That concluding routine, already somehow celebrated, involving helicopters above the mountains and crags of Kashmir, is a blustering, mechanical anticlimax, in which the ending is foretold. “Mission: Impossible—Fallout” Is Basically a Two-and-a-Half-Hour Making-Of Sequence 2018-07-28T04:00:00Z
But I did get to witness the enthralling Lesley Sharp, whose sinuous portrayal of the blustering Philoctetes had a crackling energy. Hope (and Ian McKellen) Lured Me to Britain. Was It Worth the Risk? 2021-09-19T04:00:00Z
I miss the unequivocal frontality of the earlier paintings, with their blustering walls of words. What to See in New York Art Galleries This Week 2017-06-15T04:00:00Z
For some time, he has been teasing the follow up to his witty, if somewhat blustering, last effort, “Triple F Life: Friends, Fans & Family.” Pop, Rock & Cabaret Listings for Nov. 21-27 2014-11-20T05:00:00Z
The Pirate Captain could be an ancestor of Park’s Wallace: a dreamer with grand notions, a blustering optimism and a deficient skills set. The Pirates! Band of Misfits: Yo-Ho-OK 2012-04-26T14:15:15Z
Christopher Ryan Grant appropriately chews the scenery and spits out the splinters as Bottom, a blustering contractor who can’t even pronounce the name of the character he’s meant to play. Review: A ‘Midsummer Night’s Dream’ That’s More Speedy Than Dreamy 2018-11-03T04:00:00Z
But he’s that rare actor who knows exactly what to do in front of a camera and an audience, and “Barrymore” is filled with both blustering hamminess and quiet, moving nuances. Christopher Plummer is thrilling in ‘Barrymore’ | Movie review 2012-11-30T06:57:53Z
He might be amused by the hapless electoral efforts of Mr. Brooke, the blustering if well-meaning local landowner, who is pelted with eggs on his first appearance at the hustings, which is also his last. What Michael Bloomberg Could Learn From "Middlemarch" 2015-07-28T04:00:00Z
The audience interrupted midway through the six-song group with a roar of applause for its highlight, a thundering, blustering account of the ramshackle epic “General William Booth Enters Into Heaven.” Music Review: Nathan and Julie Gunn With Pacifica Quartet at Zankel Hall 2013-04-24T21:51:23Z
Among late-night TV hosts, the consensus on who won Monday night’s debate between Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton is resoundingly clear: Clinton dominated the evening, with Trump emerging as the blustering loser. Late-night roasts Trump after debate: 'His head doesn't have room for facts' 2016-09-27T04:00:00Z
One was a blustering ex-colonial type, the other a genial old buffer. Tom Sharpe, Wilt novelist, dies aged 85 2013-06-06T09:45:25Z
But this long work gets bogged down with heavy-handed comedic episodes that last too long, mostly involving the crude, blustering Baron Ochs, a cousin of the Marschallin. Review: Renée Fleming’s Poignant Farewell to ‘Der Rosenkavalier’ at the Met 2017-04-14T04:00:00Z
After reading an article dismissing Andrew’s ridiculous theories, Margaret suddenly realizes how others see her husband’s blustering, grandiose claims; his circular reasoning; his obnoxious and deluded certainty. Books of The Times: In Jane Smiley?s ?Private Life,? a Marriage With No Sparks 2010-05-24T21:21:00Z
Mr. Kay dominates the show as Spud, however, both because of his generous, blustering performance and because Spud is the one character Mr. Baker and Mr. Pope have fully imagined. Review: Nostalgia for a 1970s British Adolescence in ‘Cradle to Grave’ 2016-07-17T04:00:00Z
There are countless other problems with this book; with its blustering, Daily Express morality, its one-dimensional view of the poor, of the police, of politicians. Light Shining in the Forest by Paul Torday – review 2013-02-02T14:59:01Z
The blustering Roosevelt calls out Sturges and his kind for shirking their patriotic duty: Review: ‘The Last American Vampire,’ by Seth Grahame-Smith 2015-01-19T05:00:00Z
And while it may not rate an entry in Webster's, the sitcom star's batty, blustering poetry has resounded in social media. Some see poetry in Charlie Sheen's `Adonis DNA' 2011-03-03T22:50:11Z
Napoleon himself, for whom Andress makes clear his dislike, is described at one time or another as bullying, complacent, solipsistic, blustering, deluded, coercive, self-regarding and frequently mistaken, all of which no doubt he was. The Savage Storm by David Andress - review 2012-12-06T10:00:01Z
The guide, who was driving, was as blustering and half-baked as a used car commercial. Lawrence Ferlinghetti’s Enduring San Francisco 2019-03-11T04:00:00Z
Leading a quartet, Mr. DeFrancesco stretches out wide beneath the singer’s blustering swagger, often interceding with riffs and jabs of his own. Van Morrison Would Rather Play Jazz Than Talk About It 2018-04-24T04:00:00Z
“Master of None” reveals how it’s often easier to support a woman in the abstract than it is to actually condemn a man, especially if that guy is your blustering celebrity boss. Hollywood Harassment Was an Open Secret. But TV Comedies Took It On. 2017-11-28T05:00:00Z
Not that there’s a blustering toga-clad noble with a shock of clown hair, a problem with women and a put-down for every oppressed group among the characters. The theater of Trump: What Shakespeare can teach us about the Donald 2016-05-26T04:00:00Z
On and on they go, blustering and narcissistic. Forty-One False Starts by Janet Malcolm – review 2013-07-28T07:00:00Z
A tense, paranoid nightmare with a chilly metaphysical overview has been trampled into a blustering, bad cartoon. | '13': ?13,? With Sam Riley and Jason Statham - Review 2011-10-27T21:38:36Z
Edwin fears he’s a cross between Iago and Othello; certainly this hearty, blustering fellow is no Hamlet. | 'An Error of the Moon': Redrawing a Picture of Lincoln?s Assassin 2010-08-31T02:01:00Z
If he ultimately succeeds in bullying and blustering his way into the speaker's chair, it will remain vacant in terms of statesmanship. The gang that couldn't shoot straight: Will the GOP's baffling "ignarrogance" be its undoing? 2023-10-15T04:00:00Z
On Monday, a cold front will usher in rain and blustering winds through Wednesday, with temperatures dipping to the low 60s. Rain brings a return to ‘typical’ fall on Monday 2023-10-08T04:00:00Z
And for all his blustering about how every indictment makes him more popular, he wants his Republican supporters to do something about it. Republicans demand a ransom: Defund the prosecution of Donald Trump or else 2023-08-30T04:00:00Z
In “The Exhibitionist,” a family lives in the shadow of a blustering, egotistic, once important painter. Your Wednesday Briefing 2023-07-05T04:00:00Z
The full clip undercuts arguments made by some of Mr. Trump’s allies that he was simply blustering and exaggerating or mischaracterizing the material he described in the recording. Audio Undercuts Trump’s Assertion He Did Not Have Classified Document 2023-06-26T04:00:00Z
For nearly three years now, I’ve been fascinated by the performance art of this blustering pettifogger. Column: A glimpse into the dystopian abyss of President DeSantis' America 2023-05-17T04:00:00Z
He arrives in Venice not as a blustering leader but more as man of the people, and vulnerable. Review: At L.A. Opera, Russell Thomas is an Otello for our time 2023-05-15T04:00:00Z
A multinational corporation intent on protecting franchises that bring it more than $80 billion a year has thus far made its adversary look like a blustering nincompoop. Column: How Disney's lawyers brutally manhandled DeSantis over control of Disney World 2023-03-30T04:00:00Z
The United States looked weak, blustering and gullible. Opinion | Biden better be ready to back up warnings about Chinese arms for Russia 2023-02-28T05:00:00Z
“Echoes call you from your past,” went one gorgeously blustering song. Perspective | I felt uneasy about reunion nostalgia. Until it came for me. 2023-02-23T05:00:00Z
Mr. Biden and his staff have derided the Republicans’ focus on Hunter Biden, who has never held an elected office, calling it a lot of blustering that won’t connect with voters. Biden says voters are ‘not going to pay attention’ to GOP investigations of his family 2023-02-08T05:00:00Z
He also drew on his Broadway musical experience, sitting down at a piano in one episode to perform a blustering rendition of “Don’t Get Around Much Anymore” with boisterously off-key backing from Bergen. Charles Kimbrough, ‘Murphy Brown’ actor with prim persona, dies at 86 2023-02-06T05:00:00Z
The room fell almost silent as it became apparent that the GOP leader was now asking - begging, really - the bombastic, blustering, defiant Florida Rep. Matt Gaetz to change his vote from “present” to “McCarthy.” Chaos in the House: Kevin McCarthy’s plea, and begging for votes 2023-01-07T05:00:00Z
The room fell almost silent as it became apparent that the GOP leader was now asking — begging, really — the bombastic, blustering, defiant Florida Rep. Matt Gaetz to change his vote from “present” to “McCarthy.” Chaos in the House: McCarthy’s plea, and begging for votes 2023-01-07T05:00:00Z
In places where blustering winds and blankets of snow are expected, some said the storm was indeed serious but something they could take in stride. Winter Storm Raises Fears and Scrambles Plans as It Moves South 2022-12-22T05:00:00Z
After six years of bowing, scraping and blustering, you wonder whether Republicans have any capacity for introspection left in them. Opinion | The GOP offered rage and Trump. The country said no. 2022-11-09T05:00:00Z
Old favorites such as the blustering “Backseat Freestyle” and the antagonistic fire starter “m.a.a.d. city” are still powerful but are starting to show their age. Review | Kendrick Lamar rewrites the rules of the rap show 2022-08-05T04:00:00Z
In Brussels, many view Boris Johnson as the blustering Brexit poster boy who tried to backtrack on a deal for Northern Ireland that he himself had signed. Tory leadership: What candidates think about Northern Ireland Protocol 2022-07-13T04:00:00Z
When Johnson became prime minister in 2019, some feared he would be hard to satirize because he was already a cartoonish figure, with his thatch of blonde hair, rumpled clothes and blustering manner. Boris Johnson’s mounting trouble is treasure for satirists 2022-01-29T05:00:00Z
Yet even in these moments of blustering confidence, Caleb can’t help grasping for praise, fantasizing about the glow of his victim’s gratitude. Review | How to make it rich as a bad art friend 2022-01-18T05:00:00Z
Still sloganeering, blustering at some and blaming everybody else at the drop of a pass. Urban Meyer’s firing is proof bullies don’t succeed in the pros 2021-12-16T05:00:00Z
The Conservatives chose Johnson as their leader in 2019 because the blustering, Latin-spouting former London mayor was anything but a typical politician. Discontent with Johnson imperils his future, UK virus rules 2021-12-15T05:00:00Z
The sight quickly faded as another round of blustering storms rolled in. Tornado warning, hail, snow and a small earthquake: Washington state had a wild Tuesday 2021-11-09T05:00:00Z
He chose to view others as servile to him and his blustering legend of manhood. Perspective | Football made Jon Gruden. Now the NFL must reckon with its creation. 2021-10-12T04:00:00Z
The senator was also under a false impression that the president was only blustering, the officials said. 77 Days: Trump’s Campaign to Subvert the Election 2021-01-31T05:00:00Z
He's an over blustering, overcompensating, arguably one of the most insecure people I've ever met in my life. Anthony Scaramucci is on a mission to stop Trump: "Something's wrong with him mentally" 2020-10-22T04:00:00Z
Trump has devoted significant energy to blustering and tweeting about the sorts of judges he would nominate as president, and he has been forceful in his certainty that his choices would abide by his will. Perspective | Amy Coney Barrett faced the questions. But Trump hovered over her confirmation hearings. 2020-10-13T04:00:00Z
The “Autumn Wind” is still a Raider, but he’s no longer blustering in from the sea. The N.F.L., After Shunning Las Vegas, Doubles Down With Raiders 2020-09-21T04:00:00Z
We can ready ourselves to truly manage fire or scramble in blustering incredulity,” he wrote. In this year's atypical California fire season, politicians find the blame game won't work 2020-08-31T04:00:00Z
Given his blustering and at times cartoonish style, it can be easy to overlook the full and varied imprint that Mr. Giuliani has left on American life over four decades. In Trump’s Gilded Beltway, Rudy Giuliani Finds a Potent Reward: Relevance 2020-08-27T04:00:00Z
Political blustering and the manipulation of statistics don’t work. Column: How the coronavirus has made chumps out of governors coast-to-coast 2020-06-17T04:00:00Z
But those who bungled the response were all men, and mostly a particular type: authoritarian, vainglorious and blustering. Opinion | What the Pandemic Reveals About the Male Ego 2020-06-13T04:00:00Z
An unfinished draft of the order leaked on Wednesday, full of nonsensical demands and pointless blustering, with many dismissing the rule as simply illegal. Let’s go through Trump’s terrible internet censorship order, line by line 2020-05-29T04:00:00Z
It has Ciarán Hinds blustering about in period costume, and it illuminates an interesting period of naval history; but that wasn’t it. As I try to escape coronavirus-filled reality, all I want is monsters and aliens | Emma Brockes 2020-05-21T04:00:00Z
His blustering, aggressive style also softened as the virus curve rapidly flattened and the largely compliant population followed the social distancing regime. How virus helped revive Australian PM's fortunes 2020-05-18T04:00:00Z
In the Commons, Johnson does not just collapse intellectually under Keir Starmer’s interrogations, he reveals, blustering back, the emotional void that accompanies his incompetence. Did a near-death experience change Boris Johnson? | Catherine Bennett 2020-05-17T04:00:00Z
Beyond that, even if one person is merely blustering, there’s always the chance that another will decide to act. Editorial Roundup: North Carolina 2020-04-29T04:00:00Z
His grandiose personality defects — the blustering, mendacity and truculent solipsism — are made for “South Park,” not Sophocles. Oedipus Rex vs. President Trump: Leaders reveal themselves in times of plague 2020-03-26T04:00:00Z
The Merriam-Webster dictionary definition of a bully is: a blustering, browbeating person, especially: one who is habitually cruel, insulting, or threatening to others who are weaker, smaller, or in some way vulnerable. Trump's latest attack on Greta Thunberg was sexist, ableist – and perhaps jealous 2019-12-12T05:00:00Z
For years, listeners and bosses cringed at Cherry’s blustering but indulged him because he wore funny suits and behaved like an eccentric uncle. NHL observations: Kings were obviously wrong about Ilya Kovalchuk 2019-11-16T05:00:00Z
Prior to the presidential elections in 2016, White delivered a blustering speech in favour of Trump at the Republican National Convention. Donald Trump may have been booed in New York but UFC is his friend 2019-11-04T05:00:00Z
The NWS issued red-flag warnings Thursday for much of the San Francisco Bay area, including the region where the Kincade Fire is burning, as blustering offshore winds met dry air and created tinderbox conditions. High-voltage power line broke near origin of massive California fire that forced thousands of evacuations 2019-10-24T04:00:00Z
In a blistering and blustering 102-minute speech, he made clear he intends to wield impeachment as a cudgel in next year’s presidential election. 'He has faults, but don't we all?': Trump supporters say he will defeat impeachment 2019-10-12T04:00:00Z
But these incidents only served to bolster Mr. Johnson’s image as a blustering and buffoonish, but always entertaining, lawmaker. Boris Johnson Faces a New Scandal, and ‘People See Blood in the Water’ 2019-09-23T04:00:00Z
Both comments were typical jibes from Johnson, a politician who has built a career on blustering charm and seemingly can’t resist a cheap joke or pun. British PM ruffles feathers with ‘chlorinated chicken’ taunt 2019-09-04T04:00:00Z
Both comments were typical jibes from Johnson, a politician who has built a career on blustering charm and seemingly can’t resist a cheap joke or pun. British PM ruffles feathers with ‘chlorinated chicken’ taunt 2019-09-04T04:00:00Z
Trump’s blustering response to Hurricane Dorian was also the focus of Late Night, where Seth Meyers called BS on Trump’s claim that he had never of a category 5 hurricane. Stephen Colbert on Trump: 'A farting gnat would be a better president' 2019-09-04T04:00:00Z
This verdict sparked much blustering about censorship and “political correctness gone mad” in certain pockets of British media. Enid Blyton had racist views. But I still read her | Sian Cain 2019-09-03T04:00:00Z
The blustering populist is a better campaigner than the uncharismatic May. PM Boris Johnson's agenda raises Britain election speculation 2019-07-26T04:00:00Z
However two of Johnson’s aides and another veteran Conservative who knows him said that he was often misunderstood and that beneath his blustering, self-confident demeanor was a shy, serious man focused on his goals. Genius or joker? British PM favorite Johnson set to face the world 2019-06-27T04:00:00Z
Many of Trump's traits — the blustering style, the mixed business record, the anti-immigrant attacks, the womanizing background, the slams against fake news — were on ample display during the campaign. A Washington Post argument against impeachment: Trump is who he is 2019-06-05T04:00:00Z
Democratic candidates would most likely pounce on that as evidence that Mr. Trump’s blustering style does not produce results. Trump Sees a China Trade Deal Through a New Prism: The 2020 Election 2019-05-11T04:00:00Z
Some Washington fans countered that, for all of the blustering about blue-collar loyalty to Phillies fandom, “Citizens Bank Park South” disappeared as soon as the team started losing more than 90 games per year. Nationals-Phillies, long a war of words between fans, is finally becoming a rivalry on the field 2019-04-11T04:00:00Z
He may also have been blustering—giving a key source the impression that WikiLeaks was more sophisticated than it really was. Julian Assange Versus the Trump Administration 2019-04-11T04:00:00Z
He switched effortlessly between blustering roles, such as when he played Winston Churchill, and performances of great wit, charm and elegance. Obituary: Albert Finney 2019-02-08T05:00:00Z
The conflagration was one of three major fires that area firefighters battled amid frigid temperatures and harsh, blustering winds brought on by a polar vortex. At Marcal Paper Factory and Newark Airport, Firefighters Battle Blazes and the Cold 2019-01-31T05:00:00Z
Did James Madison’s tiny stature have anything to do with his blustering and blundering into war? Opinion | Let’s ask the psychiatrists, Mr. President. But let’s start with yours. 2019-01-04T05:00:00Z
On the other hand, there’s a blustering, bullying bad guy. Perspective | The GM quandary: What’s good for the business is bad optics 2018-11-28T05:00:00Z
He wasn’t blustering at all… He’s got that gear of like just some guy you’d see someplace. Jon Stewart calls Trump a ‘giant turd asteroid,’ says he’s glad he’s out of the ‘turd business’ 2018-11-28T05:00:00Z
And perhaps that’s no surprise, given that he’s a con artist who has spent decades shucking, jiving, deflecting and blustering his way past every moment of accountability. News flash: This is what real journalists do 2018-11-11T05:00:00Z
“His style is completely different. It’s blustering and dogmatic.” For Trump, Dutiful Words of Grief, Then Off to the Next Fight 2018-10-29T04:00:00Z
Some of Jones’s fellow owners have described him as the N.F.L.’s Donald Trump, a blustering billionaire showman easily dismissed as a carnival barker. The N.F.L. Stiff-Armed Trump. Now He Is Heckling From the White House. 2018-08-28T04:00:00Z
President Trump’s blustering furthers this race rather than slows it. Opinion | Dual wars carry multiple risks 2018-05-31T04:00:00Z
For a while, it looked like Trump’s blunt and blustering approach might produce results. Opinion | Trump may be the worst presidential dealmaker in modern history 2018-05-27T04:00:00Z
Republicans are downplaying the financial blustering from Democrats. Fired up donors help Democrats hit early fundraising records 2018-04-10T04:00:00Z
Or exaggerating, fulminating and blustering, if you prefer. Opinion | Folks in the Midwest have Trump all figured out 2018-04-06T04:00:00Z
It is mind-boggling that people think Trump's reckless trade war, not to mention his blustering about real wars, is going to "save" them. Trump Is ‘Saving Us’: Minnesota Mining Country Warms to Tariffs and G.O.P. 2018-04-04T04:00:00Z
“It’s a tricky situation because sometimes you get information regarding individuals and they may be just showing off, blustering,” said Herbert Cousins Jr., a retired FBI special agent in charge. Did FBI miss a warning before Florida high school shooting? 2018-02-15T05:00:00Z
“It’s a tricky situation because sometimes you get information regarding individuals and they may be just showing off, blustering,” said Herbert Cousins Jr., a retired FBI special agent in charge. Did FBI miss a warning before Florida high school shooting? 2018-02-16T05:00:00Z
"Blowhard" is a casual term for a person who is boastful or blustering, the Oxford English Dictionary says, and it is usually meant as an insult. George Bush Sr calls Trump a 'blowhard' 2017-11-04T04:00:00Z
Associated Press reporter and editor Dánica Coto shared a clip of blustering winds on the island as the storm made landfall: Analysis | The Energy 202: Hurricanes are dominating the news. But forest fires are raging out West. 2017-09-20T04:00:00Z
Trump is a blustering bully and a racist, and there really isn’t much more to the man. Operation "Obama Eclipse": Trump tweet confirms his singleminded obsession with that other president 2017-08-25T04:00:00Z
Hardy cornered the market in the role of blustering aristocrat, often dressed in tweed. Obituary: Robert Hardy - BBC News 2017-08-03T04:00:00Z
The Trump cabal’s dismissal of the federal probe is little more than a blustering attempt to put on a brave front. Opinion | Trump has become the ringmaster of a circus — but it’s one big distraction 2017-06-30T04:00:00Z
Trump’s barrage of news-making and controversy drives the GOP even at its lowest levels, with his raucous populism and blustering behavior reshaping its identity. The GOP inherits what Trump has wrought 2017-05-26T04:00:00Z
“South Korea is always blustering at China; they are arrogant,” Mr. Zhang, 49, said. Lotte Stores Feel Chinese Wrath as South Korea Deploys U.S. Missile System 2017-03-09T05:00:00Z
As I write this, the information about President Donald Trump’s blustering foreign policy disasters keep pouring in. The end of the world as we know it: The Donald Trump White House is set to destroy decades of U.S. foreign policy 2017-02-04T05:00:00Z
And these days, as I pass Trump sign after Trump sign, I wonder what has made so many of Truman’s people cast their lot with this blustering would-be caudillo. The intolerance of the left: Trump's win as seen from Walt Disney's hometown 2017-01-27T05:00:00Z
All this may be Russia blustering and posturing in ways it sees as serving its interests. Critics fear risk of nuclear attack is increasing as Russia flexes muscles 2016-12-14T05:00:00Z
To escape the snow, blustering winds and life-threatening temperatures, people would pack into the shelter’s cafeteria and meeting rooms. Thousands of families wait for emergency shelters, housing 2016-12-03T05:00:00Z
Given the election night coup of a certain blustering, overly confident egomaniac, it might seem like channeling a very masculine idea of success is a good way to get ahead. 'Power posing' is a sham. Time to redefine what strength looks like | Jean Hannah Edelstein 2016-12-01T05:00:00Z
Rather, said one, “He is the same kind of blustering, bluffing, blowhard as he was during the campaign.” Donald Trump Personally Blasts the Press 2016-11-22T05:00:00Z
We shouldn’t be surprised that in a racially charged environment, a blustering strong man would rise. Trump is the inevitable backlash to an Obama presidency | Cornell Belcher 2016-11-10T05:00:00Z
Germany's foreign policy at that time echoed Wilhelm's changeable and blustering character, according to the Open University. England's oddest phrases explained - BBC News 2016-11-05T04:00:00Z
Self-absorbed, blustering entertainment industry execs are an easy target for ridicule. California Inc.: Top state court to hear case on disaster insurance 2016-10-31T04:00:00Z
At this final show before the election, his blustering, obscene Trump is hosting one last rally to decide whether he will drop out of the race. The 10 best shows to see at the New York comedy festival 2016-10-25T04:00:00Z
Although a President Trump’s blustering and protectionism would prompt anger and disappointment, they are more likely to be met in today’s Latin America with calm rationality than to be copied. The once and future bully 2016-10-06T04:00:00Z
It defines "bigly" as an adverb meaning "in a big manner" or, archaically, "in a swelling blustering manner". Who, What, Why: Did Donald Trump use the word ‘bigly’? - BBC News 2016-09-27T04:00:00Z
Billionaires and businessman, reality television stars and boxing promoters, senators and battle-hardened politicos are rewarded for boasting, blustering, and maybe even lying a little. Presidential Debate Spin Room: Where The Real Fun Begins 2016-09-27T04:00:00Z
She was as confident and cheerful as he was blustering and dour – no “morning in America” Reagan optimism from Trump. 'Clinton weaponized Trump’s words': the reaction to the presidential debate 2016-09-27T04:00:00Z
He remains true to himself — proudly ignorant, blustering and serially mendacious. The cold, boring truth: Hillary Clinton will win 2016-09-25T04:00:00Z
We need people to speak out, he suggests, or otherwise we’ll find a blustering dunderhead in the White House and an idiocracy in full sail. Bon Iver: 'There are people who are into being famous. And I don’t like that' 2016-09-24T04:00:00Z
“The man we knew as the blustering genius who invented our mighty Fox News Channel is a deceitful, selfish misogynist, if the charges against him are true,” he said. Greta Van Susteren Says She Regrets That 'Roger Ailes Was Not Supervised’ 2016-09-09T04:00:00Z
He told investigators that he had been lying and blustering about his terrorist ties. Orlando gunman had used gay dating app and visited LGBT nightclub on other occasions, witnesses say 2016-06-13T04:00:00Z
She called Trump a “blustering, bullying guy” and a “loose cannon,” referencing his comments about women, Muslims and nuclear weapons. Hillary Clinton Begins Push for Republican and Independent Voters 2016-05-04T04:00:00Z
Donald Trump remains true to himself — proudly ignorant, blustering and serially mendacious. The cold, boring truth: Hillary Clinton will win 2016-09-25T04:00:00Z
A little more blustering anger and some more frequent condemnations of Washington might have pushed Trump aside. Ted Cruz’s Bitter End 2016-05-03T04:00:00Z
It’s far scarier to contemplate an erratic, blustering demagogue taking command of the most powerful military force on earth. Trumpism, the Economic Wrecking Ball 2016-03-21T04:00:00Z
Speaking from St. Louis, meanwhile, Clinton said voters must reject "this tide of bullying and bigotry and blustering that is going on in our political strategy." At Ohio Rally, Trump Sticks to His Message, Blames Sanders for Protests 2016-03-12T05:00:00Z
So either he’s blustering to get elected, or he plans to circumvent U.S. law by issuing a unilateral decree imposing the tariffs. Donald Trump’s Latin Role Models 2016-03-06T05:00:00Z
So, to the biggest question of the 2016 race: can Trump, the blustering xenophobe with a shell thicker than an Alaskan king crab actually win this thing? Is Donald Trump unstoppable or can more mainstream rivals reel him in? 2016-02-14T05:00:00Z
The win will dent Trump’s mystique, and quiet the whispers that the blustering businessman might coast to the nomination. How Ted Cruz Won Iowa 2016-02-02T05:00:00Z
Meanwhile, Cruz nixed all mentions of Trump from his stump speech on Friday, even as the blustering tycoon ramped up his attacks. Cruz Limps Toward the Finish Line in Iowa 2016-01-29T05:00:00Z
Slinking away from an accomplished journalist who might ask a tough question is lame and makes the blustering, bullying real estate mogul look weak and petulant. Trump Ducks an Iowa Opportunity 2016-01-27T05:00:00Z
The blustering billionaire Republican crafts his message around politically incorrect statements. A tale of two rallies: How Trump and Clinton campaign 2016-01-25T05:00:00Z
The strutting, blustering, arm-waving dance of the narcissist were all there. Donald Trump's Very Strange Narcissism 2015-12-04T05:00:00Z
How do you hold Trump to performance standards when part of his appeal as an outsider is a blustering, appalling ignorance of policy? The GOP’s uniquely embarrassing vetting season 2015-11-09T05:00:00Z
And running around New York City in pursuit of music is still fun, even with all the blustering about soon-to-be buzz acts. CMJ 2015: New York's chaotic quest for indie music's next big thing 2015-10-12T04:00:00Z
His blustering candor has currency in a landscape of android candidates. The Year We Obsessed Over Identity 2015-10-06T04:00:00Z
It says something about the American political system that a blustering billionaire can look like the plain-speaking Marxist outsider. Don’t worry, Donald Trump won’t win. But I’ll sure miss him when he’s gone | Hadley Freeman 2015-08-06T04:00:00Z
Seventeen Republican presidential hopefuls will take the stage here Thursday evening for the first of 12 debates of the 2016 election, but the star of the spectacle will be the blustering businessman at center stage. Republican Debate: What Each Candidate Needs To Do 2015-08-05T04:00:00Z
“Recalcitrant, myopic, reactionary, obtuse, blustering, pompous”—were just some of the adjectives that, according to journalist  Jeffrey Goldberg,  senior White House officials attached to Netanyahu. “I already saw fire in Netanyahu’s eyes”: Behind the scenes with Bibi and Obama 2015-07-19T04:00:00Z
Today, in a blustering dissent of the Supreme Court's ruling in favor of marriage equality in the United States, Justice Antonin Scalia encouraged everyone to ask the nearest hippie about marriage. Ask hippie Justice Antonin Scalia all your marital questions 2015-06-26T04:00:00Z
His blustering statements were deeply disrespectful to the female Korean scientists who were hosting the luncheon where Hunt spoke. Furor Over Tim Hunt Must Lead to Systemic Change 2015-06-15T04:00:00Z
Mark Bristol, a blustering, self-serving quasi-ambassador whose disdain toward Greeks and Armenians fed into his agenda of helping Turkish nationalists and U.S. oilmen seeking a foothold in the region. Review: How 250,000 refugees were rescued in Turkey 2015-06-08T04:00:00Z
If you are expecting a blustering, irreverent ode to the pleasures of life without children, you may be a little disappointed in this book. Who needs kids? 2015-04-02T04:00:00Z
The candidacy of Mr. Christie was always been an ill wind, a commodity which he often provides in his thuggish blustering at edgy questions. Fading Christie Is Giving Bush Stronger Grip on G.O.P.’s Center 2015-02-24T05:00:00Z
But the proliferation of these conspiracy theories, compounded by blustering over the combined plots of the CIA and the Israeli spy agency Mossad, is now commonplace in Pakistan. Why the Pakistani Taliban’s war on children keeps on going 2014-12-16T05:00:00Z
Such blustering aside, several Rams players offered another sobering reminder of life and death beyond the confines of football. Another protest and shutout; Rams blank Redskins 2014-12-08T05:00:00Z
He walks a fine line between genius and oddball, between commanding a conversation and blustering his way through one. The Imitation Game review: turning Alan Turing's life into a code-breaking thriller 2014-11-21T05:00:00Z
"Over the years, Obama administration officials have described Netanyahu to me as recalcitrant, myopic, reactionary, obtuse, blustering, pompous, and 'Aspergery,'" Goldberg wrote. In Interview, White House Official Calls Israeli Prime Minister 'Chickenshit' 2014-10-29T04:00:00Z
Indian and Pakistani officials have been blustering about who is to blame and who won’t talk to whom until this or that happens. Editorial Roundup: Excerpts from recent editorials 2014-10-15T04:00:00Z
Every blustering lord that preaches about democracy reinforces it. Scottish independence: 5 reasons yes is winning 2014-09-04T04:00:00Z
The fires are being fueled by a combination of drought, scorching heat and blustering winds. 2 Arrested in Calif. on Arson Charges While Wildfires Rage 2014-05-16T04:00:00Z
Up to now, the owner of two of the four major pro sports teams in town has been more blustering than active. Ted Leonsis gives most clear glimpse yet into who he is as owner, in letting go Washington Capitals management 2014-04-26T22:27:00Z
Mr. Romano’s lawyers argued that Mr. Romano had been entrapped and was only blustering, because he was afraid as a white-collar criminal among murderers and gang members. Inmate Gets Life in Prison for Plotting to Behead a Judge and a Prosecutor 2014-04-15T04:04:44Z
Ariel Sharon was known as The Bulldozer: a larger-than-life, blustering figure who came to dominate the domestic political scene as much by his sheer physical presence as by his rhetoric. Obituary: Ariel Sharon 2014-01-11T12:31:05Z
Guthrie, playing on the European Tour for the first time, was one of just 13 players to shoot under par as blustering winds made scoring tough at the Lake Malaren golf course. Guthrie grabs BMW lead ahead of Daly, McIlroy in touch 2013-10-24T11:57:22Z
The way it worked, Albert, wearing bib overalls and a straw hat, would meander into a bar and begin blustering among the locals. The Jockey 2013-08-14T13:07:46Z
It was really the Western media that got all hysterical about the North’s blustering. 60 Years After the Korean War, the Cold War's Conflict Continues 2013-07-27T20:35:29Z
I think it’s important that that remains online and accessible to UK citizens not despite the way that it refutes the Prime Minister’s blustering on this subject but because it refutes such bluster. Cameron's Bizarre Warning To Google, Bing and Yahoo Over Child Pornography 2013-07-21T13:30:00Z
After a few weeks of hypocritical outrage and bluster from Ecuador, Cuba, and every other recent recipient of Venezuelan largesse, the media gaggle has shifted to the blustering and outraged Bolivians. The Snowden Parasites 2013-07-05T08:45:00Z
“I think there might be some blustering or saber rattling, but I would be really surprised if they sue anybody for patent infringement for a diagnostic test,” he said. After DNA Patent Ruling, Availability of Genetic Tests Could Broaden 2013-06-14T01:29:36Z
Despite the protest, Erdogan remains by far the country's most popular politician, his blustering, assertive style and common touch resonating with the conservative Islamic heartland. Turkey's Erdogan set to return to nation rattled by protest 2013-06-06T08:24:49Z
As for NandaKishoreN's blustering denial, with a nod to Shakespeare, I think the "gentleman" doth protest too much! The Real Shame: India's Patriarchy Roars Back After Delhi Gang Rape 2013-01-21T06:05:21Z
Outside the beltway, the current battle over the budget probably looks like the usual blustering drama that Congress has been engaged in for years.  Somehow they always come up with another budget, don’t they? Congress is Killing Medical Research 2013-01-14T12:00:57Z
With winds that were blustering up to 30 mph, Journell said he tried to aim that first kick at the left upright, except “the wind never moved the ball.” A year after missing the postseason, Virginia Tech’s Cody Journell kicks Hokies into bowl game 2012-11-25T01:47:04Z
Don't let their aggressive tactics and blustering ramp up your emotions to the point where you lose sight of truth and fairness. Being Sued? 4 Ways to Keep Lawyers at Bay 2012-10-19T14:14:52Z
After I wrote my piece in May, some conservative writers suggested I was being hopelessly naive, bluffed by a blustering White House with little chance of victory and blind to the realities around it. Despite Headwinds, Obama Team Still Confident in Electoral Math 2012-08-27T23:35:32Z
Morrissey was as adrift in his comments about "blustering jingoism" as the MP Burley has been about multiculturalism in the opening ceremony. London 2012 Games fortnight has been one of dreams and wonder 2012-08-11T18:42:00Z
Quite the opposite, in fact, as the former Smiths singer has sent an open letter to members of his fanclub attacking the "blustering jingoism" of the Olympic Games. Morrissey attacks 'blustering jingoism' of Olympic Games 2012-08-06T11:01:33Z
It might also be noted that New Jersey's blustering governor, Chris Christie, did his fellow politicians no favors by making a ruckus last year over the invitation list. City Room: On 9/11, Remembrance, but No Leadership 2012-07-17T12:52:36Z
A deputation was thereupon despatched, but their mission was not speedily performed; the inquisitor chafed at the delay, and began blustering and threatening. A History of The Inquisition of The Middle Ages; volume II 2012-04-18T02:00:12.957Z
"How?" inquired her father, with an assumption of blustering incredulity. The Vanity Girl 2012-04-12T02:00:26.883Z
It was a dull, rainy day, with a blustering wind from the west and a sky that had not revealed a speck of blue since morning. A Gamble with Life 2012-04-11T02:00:33.587Z
Outside thick snow is falling, and the wind raging and blustering. Letters of Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy from Italy and Switzerland 2012-04-07T02:00:33.707Z
"Here's a pretty go!" cried Mr. Fauntleroy, in his loud, blustering tones. Mildred Arkell, Volume II (of 3) A Novel 2012-04-06T02:00:29.933Z
A good blustering wind and a high surf is no bad thing for a seaport.’ The Sea: Its Stirring Story of Adventure, Peril, & Heroism. Volume 2 2012-04-03T02:00:36.237Z
The weather on the trip was tempestuous and blustering, but no special disaster occurred, and on the morning of May 31st they found themselves within fourteen miles of the calculated position. The Sea: Its Stirring Story of Adventure, Peril, & Heroism. Volume 3 2012-04-03T02:00:31.900Z
Long since we've placed him on the shelf; Behold instead, his crosier drawn, Within the sacred Minster's self A bully blustering in lawn. Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 105 October 7, 1893 2012-04-03T02:00:30.460Z
I crossed one of these demons, the Kander, which seemed to have taken leave of its senses, leaping and blustering, and foaming; the water looked quite brown, and scattered its yellow spray in all directions. Letters of Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy from Italy and Switzerland 2012-04-07T02:00:33.707Z
This excited the contempt of Jones, and, with a humor peculiar to himself, he ordered the blustering battery of the frigate to be answered by a single shot from the musket of a marine. Curiosities of Human Nature 2012-04-03T02:00:27.167Z
"What right have you to accuse me, me, the master of this ship?" demanded Captain Jones, blustering. A Pilgrim Maid A Story of Plymouth Colony in 1620 2012-04-02T02:00:24.090Z
“It was a scraping, blustering, crackling, sawing, grating, and jarring sound, as if some unhappy ghost was wandering under our floe.” The Sea: Its Stirring Story of Adventure, Peril, & Heroism. Volume 3 2012-04-03T02:00:31.900Z
In a third, a capriciousness of mood and temper, which reminds one of the prophetic hints of the weather in the old almanacks—“windy”—“cool”—“very pleasant”—“blustering”—“look out for storms”—and the like. The Gentlemen's Book of Etiquette and Manual of Politeness Being a Complete Guide for a Gentleman's Conduct in all his Relations Towards Society 2012-03-30T02:00:17.867Z
They with the rock’s reverberant roar Chafe blustering round their prison door He, throned on high, the scepter sways, Controls their moods, their wrath allays.” Myths of Greece and Rome Narrated with Special Reference to Literature and Art 2012-03-27T02:00:24.357Z
Ling was no longer an incarnate monster, a blustering, boisterous bully. Held by Chinese Brigands 2012-03-26T02:00:40.573Z
To utter, or do, with noisy violence; to force by blustering; to bully. Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (2nd 100 Pages) 2012-03-24T02:00:19.387Z
In summer-time the weather is blistering hot inland; and on the coast it is more often than not wet, foggy, blustering—bitter enough for the man from the south, who shivers as he goes about. Dr. Grenfell's Parish The Deep Sea Fisherman 2012-03-15T02:00:30.867Z
A voice, loud and blustering, hailed her appearance with a curse, fired from the heart of a cloud of tobacco smoke. Starvecrow Farm 2012-03-15T02:00:29.617Z
"You leave that to me," cried Paul, blusteringly, as if Mac's remark were a challenge to himself personally. The Auto Boys' Quest 2012-03-12T03:00:25.647Z
As articulate speaking veracious orderly men, not as a blustering, murderous kennel of dogs run rabid, shall you continue in this earth. Life Without and Life Within or, Reviews, Narratives, Essays, and poems. 2012-03-05T03:00:13.070Z
In a tumid, swelling, blustering manner; haughtily; violently. Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (2nd 100 Pages) 2012-03-24T02:00:19.387Z
It is not only loud and blustering, however; you feel that there is something awful—nay, mystical, implied by the phrase. Paris and the Parisians in 1835 (Vol. 1 of 2) 2012-02-29T03:00:23.930Z
Shame on you—you mannerless, roving, blustering, hectoring rebel!—you—you boy! Cardigan 2012-02-24T03:00:29.073Z
It was on a raw, blustering morning that I set out for a walk around the eastern shore of the harbor. Nooks and Corners of the New England Coast 2012-02-22T03:00:25.113Z
Not a noisy, blustering crowd, but a gathering of startled, perplexed, angry looking men, each seeming hopeful of hearing something, rather than desirous of saying much. Out of a Labyrinth 2012-02-17T03:00:38.887Z
Which of the blustering band Has a really sound head on his shoulders, a really skilled craft to his hand? Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 146, March 4th 1914 2012-02-17T03:00:35.863Z
Our humble-minded project of looking at the walls which enclose the blustering rebels and their patient judges has been at length happily accomplished, and not without affording us considerable amusement. Paris and the Parisians in 1835 (Vol. 1 of 2) 2012-02-29T03:00:23.930Z
The Lords and Commons made up for the moral cowardice, of which they were notoriously guilty, by an extra amount of blustering and ruffling. My Lords of Strogue Vol. III, (of III) A Chronicle of Ireland, from the Convention to the Union 2012-02-15T03:00:27.667Z
They were abashed, but loath to retire, after drunken blustering, before a mere woman's tongue. My Lords of Strogue, Vol. II (of III) A Chronicle of Ireland, from the Convention to the Union 2012-02-15T03:00:26.817Z
"His single voice," says Randolph, "could put more life into a host than six hundred blustering trumpets." The Genius of Scotland or Sketches of Scottish Scenery, Literature and Religion 2012-02-11T03:03:41.800Z
Shall you appreciate a letter from Milan on a day blustering and hateful as any you yourself can lately have been visited with? The Letters of Henry James (volume I) 2012-02-08T03:00:15.197Z
It required no explanation, no twisting of facts, no blustering denunciations. Istar of Babylon A Phantasy 2012-01-31T03:00:15.543Z
The giant's endeavours were fruitless, and Sirr found him blustering at the provost-gate when, in obedience to Lord Clare's behest, he came, with feigned surprise, to carry the new lord back to his ancestral home. My Lords of Strogue Vol. III, (of III) A Chronicle of Ireland, from the Convention to the Union 2012-02-15T03:00:27.667Z
Squall′y, abounding or disturbed with squalls or gusts of wind: gusty, blustering: threatening a squall.—White squall, a tropical whirlwind, coming on without warning other than a small white cloud. Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 4 of 4: S-Z and supplements) 2012-01-30T03:00:19.113Z
"What the devil do you mean by coming blustering here?" he shouted. Peter Binney A Novel 2012-01-29T03:00:10.423Z
Adam very violent and blustering; Cullen very cool and composed, and only betraying his passion by the whiteness of his face. The Watchers A Novel 2012-01-29T03:00:08.560Z
The blustering tempest would not harm it, nor the eddying whirlpool. Great Opera Stories Taken from Original Sources in Old German 2012-01-25T03:00:33.660Z
"Away to your waters, you blustering bully," Said Jove, "or I'll make you repent of your folly, "Is Jupiter, Sir, to be tutored by you?— The Poems of Philip Freneau, Volume II (of III) 2012-01-10T03:00:15.980Z
The blustering wind had piled the snow in great drifts in some places, and in others had swept the road so clean that the frozen brown earth was visible for some distance. The Radio Boys at Mountain Pass The Midnight Call for Assistance 2012-01-02T03:00:17.697Z
I believed you were blustering; and I apologise to you for the way in which I brought Devinsky's message. By Right of Sword 2011-12-22T03:00:24.563Z
Of course, the man before me put the worst construction upon my evident confusion; he repeated in a louder and more blustering tone— 'Why don't you marry her?' A Witch of the Hills, v. 1-2 2011-12-15T03:00:15.700Z
Threats and blustering commands produced no effect, and so far the victory lay with the younger man. The Outcaste 2011-12-12T03:00:25.380Z
You could no kind protector claim; Alone you stood, to chance resigned: When winter came, with blustering sky, You feared its blasts—and so did I, And for warm suns in secret pined. The Poems of Philip Freneau, Volume II (of III) 2012-01-10T03:00:15.980Z
It was around Christmas, and a cold blustering day, yet the water from the spring was quite warm, and had melted the snow for quite a distance in all directions. Bart Keene's Hunting Days or, The Darewell Chums in a Winter Camp 2011-12-11T03:00:12.153Z
William arrived at Morningside as a result of Mrs Morgan’s letter, a pompously irate and blustering William, whose anger roused Prudence to a show of defiance, but otherwise left her unmoved. Imprudence 2011-12-01T03:00:19.303Z
Truly wonderful is this ballad, with its blustering accompaniment and shivering climaxes. Stars of the Opera 2011-11-29T03:00:15.563Z
Shall boastful Secesh and blustering Yankee, or the sordid, shining shoddy fool stand for the American? From the Oak to the Olive A Plain record of a Pleasant Journey 2011-11-26T03:00:12.337Z
When rising to harass the main Old Boreas drives his blustering train, Still shall they see, as they pursue, Each tender care employed for you. The Poems of Philip Freneau, Volume II (of III) 2012-01-10T03:00:15.980Z
It seemed ever so much finer than blustering indignation, but he thought that there would be a striking change in Mr. Oliver's manner if he were ever driven to action. The Boy Ranchers of Puget Sound 2011-11-24T03:00:42.877Z
His blustering anger, and his ill-considered taunts repelled her. Imprudence 2011-12-01T03:00:19.303Z
That snap was the signal for his blustering to take flight for he was an arrant coward at heart. Three Little Women A Story for Girls 2011-11-17T03:00:30.707Z
Slade, despite his swaggers and blustering, was at heart a coward. The Gray Phantom 2011-11-04T02:00:21.427Z
When night came on, with blustering gale, You feared the tempest would prevail, And anxious asked, if I was sure That on those depths we sailed secure? The Poems of Philip Freneau, Volume II (of III) 2012-01-10T03:00:15.980Z
Harry came in, sheepish, but blustering, and was delighted to go into the buggy question without delay. A Humble Enterprise 2011-10-29T02:00:12.483Z
The Justitsraad was as blustering as a German, and would on no account allow himself to hear reason. The Danes Sketched by Themselves. Vol. I (of 3) A Series of Popular Stories by the Best Danish Authors 2011-10-25T02:00:28.357Z
It was the winter of 1917, a strong north wind was blustering, but the exigencies of earning my living forced me to be up and out early. China Hit-and-Run Tragedy Echoes 91-Year-Old Parable 2011-10-21T01:05:17Z
He delivered this speech with the blustering air of a bully, gazing boldly into the old man's face. The Golden Hope A Story of the Time of King Alexander the Great 2011-10-02T02:00:13.920Z
Thinking of those things, Wolfert walked out one blustering Saturday afternoon in the autumn to a country inn near the sea, much frequented by the Dutchmen who lived within reach. The Strange Story Book 2011-09-15T02:00:13.747Z
In doing so, they signed on with Silicon Valley’s moneyed elite to be part of CrunchFund, the new enterprise run by the famously influential and blustering Mr. Arrington. The Media Equation: Michael Arrington?s Audacious Venture 2011-09-05T01:10:14Z
A moment later he laughed—a coward’s laugh—uncertain at the beginning, then, taking courage from its own loud sound, blustering at the end. The Claw 2011-08-31T02:01:30.563Z
There was an air of snug comfort in the room that contrasted favourably with the cold blustering wind outside. The Young Dragoon Every Day Life of a Soldier 2011-08-31T02:01:26.737Z
Whereupon the latter threw all restraint to the winds and responded with a gust of bold, blustering, ungovernable passion. Down the Yellowstone 2011-08-29T02:01:06.730Z
"Let me ask you something, Jim," he said, dropping his blustering tone. The Main Chance 2011-08-26T02:00:27.127Z
"We had," Franklin says, "a blustering time at sea, and were oblig'd to pump almost continually, at which I took my turn." Benjamin Franklin; Self-Revealed, Volume I (of 2) A Biographical and Critical Study Based Mainly on his own Writings 2011-08-16T02:00:37.443Z
By this time it was late in the afternoon; it had been turning colder all day, and was now intensely cold with a blustering wind, the sky 206 covered with moving masses of black clouds. The Women of the Confederacy 2011-08-05T02:00:53.333Z
They had come to Giant Grim and his blustering threats to the Pilgrims, who would have fared badly indeed but for Mr. Greatheart. In Wild Rose Time 2011-08-01T02:00:13.473Z
February arrived, sharp and blustering in its early days; warm and full of frequent thaws toward its close. Marjorie Dean, College Senior 2011-08-01T02:00:12.720Z
No one was watching by the dead, those to whom the pope had delegated that pious duty no doubt preferring to spend the blustering night in more congenial quarters. For the Right 2011-08-01T02:00:10.250Z
The blustering on the part of the Communist officers was succeeded by thought. George Alfred Henty The Story of an Active Life 2011-07-31T02:00:08.463Z
It gave him a blustering sort of courage.... The Sea Bride 2011-07-30T02:00:14.537Z
There was a long, cold storm, and blustering winds that would have done credit to March. In Wild Rose Time 2011-08-01T02:00:13.473Z
The next day the weather turned suddenly cold and blustering, with violent gusts of snow and sleet. Throckmorton 2011-07-25T02:00:15.900Z
But while the speech was in progress, the three rascals became excited and blustering under the castigation, and he, the judge, overheard talk of "shooting the fellow"—to wit my father. Recollections of a Varied Life 2011-07-14T02:00:11.837Z
These blustering warriors are marching into the realm of real consequences. Gotham: In New Jersey, Ally One Day, ?Punk? the Next 2011-07-12T02:29:31Z
He tried, for a time, to find relief in blustering; he roared about the ship, bellowing his commands.... The Sea Bride 2011-07-30T02:00:14.537Z
Of course the old man showed himself first, blustering grandly about the impudence that thus invaded the holy calm of his cabin. The Log of a Sea-Waif Being Recollections of the First Four Years of My Sea Life 2011-07-09T02:00:13.057Z
“The next minute I stepped up towards the pit’s mouth, where there was a dead silence, for no one would volunteer; and, in a half blustering way, I said, ‘I’ll go down.’ Adventures of Working Men From the Notebook of a Working Surgeon 2011-07-07T02:00:30.453Z
A bluff and blustering outside often conceals a chicken heart. The Battle of Hexham; or, Days of Old; a play in three acts 2011-06-26T02:00:10.547Z
He sprang from the pavilion and ran, throwing his weight against the wind's blustering opposition. A Man's Hearth 2011-06-25T02:00:17.093Z
We were highly diverted by his discomfiture, and to punish his blustering, we let him go and seek a lodging elsewhere. Travels in the Steppes of the Caspian Sea, the Crimea, the Caucasus, &c. 2011-06-25T02:00:14.203Z
The lawyer—a big blustering fellow—was there, and so were Schlimmer, Tainter and Mays, but the meeting seemed to be one for jubilation rather than for planning. The Best Policy 2011-06-13T02:00:32.860Z
Little Six, a Chippewa chief, came to the camp with two hundred warriors in a defiant, blustering manner, telling him to "go away," to "go back where they came from." Fifty Years In The Northwest With An Introduction And Appendix Containing Reminiscences, Incidents And Notes 2011-06-13T02:00:27.317Z
For two long weeks I enacted the part of a blustering, drunken ruffian; cursing, quarrelling, threatening; before I extorted the truth from her. Dangerous Ground or, The Rival Detectives 2011-06-11T02:00:11.853Z
She sat with Mrs. Gay and the baby in the doctor's cozy parlor, one blustering evening in the end of November. Faithful Margaret A Novel 2011-06-10T02:00:21.627Z
That step taken, they hoped Calvert would bypass them with his hungry army and sail directly for Virginia, whose blustering royalists everyone now expected to also yield without a murmur. Caribbee 2011-06-05T02:00:16.273Z
The politician strode to the door angrily, blustering, but with his hand on the knob, he paused. The Red Mouse 2011-05-30T02:00:14.700Z
As Frank comes driving along the well-known road, and the fresh blustering winds blow into his face, past unkindness matters little, every gust sends it farther away. Old Kensington 2011-05-29T02:00:09.797Z
Despite all his blustering, his ordering of people around, and his abrupt manner, he was kind and gentle at heart. Nan Sherwood on the Mexican Border 2011-05-26T02:00:20.467Z
At dawn a blustering March wind prevailed, as the day advanced the weather became squally, then the wind blew from W.S.W. and attained cyclonic intensity, at 4.30 p.m. the hurricane subsided.  Norfolk Annals A Chronological Record of Remarkable Events in the Nineteeth Century, Vol. 2 2011-05-25T02:00:19.650Z
To 'scape the blustering breath of March, Or was it for your mind's disguise? Songs and Satires 2011-05-20T02:00:37.050Z
You come here blustering about your legal rights; but you forget that I've got mine. Peccavi 2011-05-17T02:00:22.620Z
And the squire was the same stout and blustering, self-assertive old man. On Guard Mark Mallory's Celebration 2011-05-15T02:00:09.877Z
Early in the afternoon of the third day of class Mr. Howard came blustering into the room, and told Father Byrne to dismiss the children at once. The Cave by the Beech Fork A Story of Kentucky?1815 2011-05-07T02:00:28.747Z
His demeanour, his loud, blustering mode of speaking annoyed, irritated, and exasperated people. Royal Highness 2011-05-05T02:00:22.363Z
He may have begun his year in March, and a blustering birth it was. From the Easy Chair, series 2 2011-04-29T02:00:06.407Z
Look here, you detective," said Randal blusteringly, "I don't allow no man to abuse me. Final Proof or the Value of Evidence 2011-04-20T02:00:19.580Z
"No 15 minutes for Trump," he says as the doors slide open, boasting — and blustering — to the very end. This is the Donald. He may run for President of the United States. Welcome to The Big Show 2011-04-14T08:45:00Z
It had begun to thunder and lighten, and the wind which was blustering through the yard drove sand and straw pattering against the window. An Old Story of My Farming Days Vol. III (of III). (Ut Mine Stromtid) 2011-04-14T02:01:02.690Z
In the sharp cold of a blustering morning Jimmy got up from the locker upon which he had spent a few hours in heavy sleep. The Secret of the Reef 2011-04-12T02:00:26.980Z
A big blustering fellow then dashed into the parlor without ceremony. She's All the World to Me 2011-04-09T02:00:16.923Z
Having seen the knights in their more generous-478- moments, we ought to bear in mind that they are capable of blustering, boasting, and exchanging foul abuse like humanists. Renaissance in Italy: Italian Literature Part 1 (of 2) 2011-04-09T02:00:14.990Z
There was no mistaking that careless, blustering stride. The Hills of Refuge A Novel 2011-04-09T02:00:10.530Z
In truth, I shrank from meeting her, for now that my fury and strength were spent, I was ashamed of my blustering rage. The MS. in a Red Box 2011-04-07T02:00:20.313Z
He was a blustering, boastful old god, used from the days of his father Oceanus, when the waters were first separated from the land, to having his own way. Wonder Stories The Best Myths for Boys and Girls 2011-03-31T02:00:19.150Z
Two days afterwards we reached our pier in New York harbor, so grateful and happy, that we hardly felt the blustering wind, and snow and cold. All the Days of My Life: An Autobiography The Red Leaves of a Human Heart 2011-03-31T02:00:16.763Z
But, while he spoke, an earthquake shook the scene, Nay, shook both hemispheres with blustering breath: Falseron's face changed hue, grew cold and hot, And even Bianciardino liked it not. Renaissance in Italy: Italian Literature Part 1 (of 2) 2011-04-09T02:00:14.990Z
“What—what—why being bored with these blustering fellows—especially when one wants to be alone.” The White Gauntlet 2011-03-30T02:00:16.130Z
It was such a ludicrous breakdown of his late blustering, and withdrawal of demand, that the Foresters hailed it with a loud huzza, mingled with laughter and satirical speech. No Quarter! 2011-03-26T02:00:16.330Z
One day a blustering vulgar man came up to him and said, 'I believe, Archbishop, that I am a relation of yours: my name is Sutton.' Story of My Life, volumes 1-3 2011-03-20T02:00:26.607Z
“No, sir, she goes with me,” said Pradelle in a blustering tone. The Haute Noblesse A Novel 2011-03-10T03:00:50.577Z
More furiously still they go on swilling, Stamping and blustering and raging through The cries of the heavy piston and shrill flute. Contemporary Belgian Poetry Selected and Translated by Jethro Bithell 2011-03-10T03:00:44.993Z
Who the devil are you to come blustering in here in this way? The Man Without a Memory 2011-03-09T03:00:45.963Z
His manner was blustering, because he was glad at having returned, and proud that he had done so without losing any horses. The Great Gold Rush A Tale of the Klondike 2011-03-06T03:00:22.017Z
One rough, blustering fellow came all the way from Winchester, carrying his rifle. The Strange Story of Harper's Ferry With Legends of the Surrounding Country 2011-03-04T03:00:59.137Z
Jupiter and Mrs. Gower were sent to the city for "things," and the squire was continually blowing and blustering about, and over-seeing all in general. Sharing Her Crime 2011-03-04T03:00:54.907Z
A blustering wind the scattered vapour crowds And shakes the horizon, where the dawn bursts, by A charge that fills the ashen azure sky With rearing, galloping, mad, milky clouds. Contemporary Belgian Poetry Selected and Translated by Jethro Bithell 2011-03-10T03:00:44.993Z
The infinite darkness, howling and blustering underneath Heaven, was Chaos or Night. The Three Devils: Luther's, Milton's, and Goethe's With Other Essays 2011-03-03T03:00:54.067Z
The boys at Rugby did not know he was a genius, he did not know it himself, happy little lad, just a bit quiet and old-fashioned, for the noisy, blustering life about him. Lewis Carroll in Wonderland and at Home The Story of His Life 2011-03-01T03:00:47.317Z
The noise from without of the rain drops softly gliding down between the leaves, the blustering of the high swollen brook, mingled with the crackling and popping of the burning wood. Asbe?n From the Life of a Virtuoso 2011-02-27T03:00:30.780Z
"There! there! that'll do," hastily interrupted the squire, while a universal shout of laughter went round the table at the ludicrous manner in which the little imp mimicked his blustering tone. Sharing Her Crime 2011-03-04T03:00:54.907Z
And she who hailed him from the mist, In the blustering wind, appeared More madly still her arms to twist, Towards him who never neared. Contemporary Belgian Poetry Selected and Translated by Jethro Bithell 2011-03-10T03:00:44.993Z
Soldiers instead of citizens," she murmured, "war horses instead of wagon horses; that screaming fife! that braying, blustering drum! A Song of a Single Note A Love Story 2011-02-24T03:01:01.930Z
The Germans have no genius for dealing with natives; their brutal, blustering methods are certain to provoke strife wherever they obtain a foothold. The Childrens' Story of the War, Volume 3 (of 10) From the First Battle of Ypres to the End of the Year 1914 2011-02-23T03:00:28.797Z
Ferrars nodded, and as the officers led their captive, cursing and blustering, out at one door, he lifted the senseless woman, and carried her to the couch in the inner room. The Last Stroke a detective story 2011-02-19T03:01:39.327Z
It was offered in either the pleading or the blustering spirit. The Westerners 2011-02-14T03:00:39.347Z
Here," says Livingstone, "they could approach the emblem and see it stand steadily above the blustering uproar below,—a type of Him who sits supreme, alone, unchangeable, though ruling all changing things. The World and Its People: Book VII Views in Africa 2011-02-13T03:00:17.920Z
Again they would meet two or three royalists talking in a dejected, disparaging way of the victory; or else blustering in anger over the supineness or inefficiency of their generals. A Song of a Single Note A Love Story 2011-02-24T03:01:01.930Z
It was gray, blustering weather, but neither of them cared for that. A Round Dozen 2011-02-07T03:00:26.887Z
“The noises coming out of the Northern League are as ever incoherent, with Maroni blustering about forcing a general election, but others tip-toeing around what they might do.” Berlusconi Ties to Key Northern League Ally to Be Tested by Vote 2011-02-03T08:46:39Z
The feminine streak in him hated Billy Knapp personally, simply because that individual was loud in talk, great in size, and blustering in manner. The Westerners 2011-02-14T03:00:39.347Z
The gloom of a blustering, snowy February day was thickening into the gloom of night, when a traveller and his jaded horse appeared at the door of the little log house. A Hero of Ticonderoga 2011-01-27T03:00:45.450Z
Brilliant attacks and the worst defence since Wednesday, when the Spanish football Federation responded to Real Madrid's complaints about a report on their website by blustering: "It was the work experience girl." A night of beautiful madness at the Mestella as Valencia win thriller 2011-01-24T13:50:43Z
"Yes, old Mist, here I is," answered Fly, coming blustering in like a sable goddess of the wind, loaded down with wood. The Actress' Daughter A Novel 2011-01-23T03:00:14.117Z
And then the frost broke, and it rained all through February, and then came March with its blustering winds. Half-Past Bedtime 2011-01-23T03:00:13.247Z
At the hour of noon, on a cold, blustering day, Assessor Hubert and Doctor Fabian were coming from the village where they had chanced to meet. Vineta The Phantom City 2011-01-21T03:00:10.377Z
This blustering protest Minuit treated with contempt and continued building his fort. Dutch and English on the Hudson A Chronicle of Colonial New York 2011-01-17T03:00:47.770Z
But his blustering violence, his unmeasured vituperation, his venomous abuse of England, and the changefulness of his moods made him a dangerous ally for any government. Irish History and the Irish Question 2011-01-16T03:00:22.640Z
He made a great noise and blustering, and then the Basa-Andre goes out, and says to him: “There is nobody here.” Basque Legends With an Essay on the Basque Language 2011-01-11T03:00:33.670Z
The wind and the snow were blustering outdoors. The Rider of Golden Bar 2011-01-04T03:01:06.347Z
July 19th.—Wind unusually blustering this morning, with partial obscuration of the heavens. Memoirs of Service Afloat, During the War Between the States 2011-01-04T03:01:01.887Z
The effect was histrionic; and yet Joan realized that her father was not blustering. Why Joan? 2011-01-02T03:00:20.290Z
Instead of the blustering wind so lately experienced, soft gales wafted around us the grateful scent of flowery clover and various other plants. Lachesis Lapponica A Tour in Lapland, Volume 1 2010-12-31T03:00:11.350Z
Jill stopped, her attention caught by the first glimpse of the open heath as the car breasted the last rise, and the wind came blustering in their teeth. The Man with the Double Heart 2010-12-21T22:55:56.757Z
"Why, come on and fight," replied the sentinel, blustering as vigorously as did Jenkins at first. The Frontier Angel A Romance of Kentucky Rangers' Life 2010-12-20T17:12:29.603Z
How long he thus stood dreaming in the dark blustering night he knew not, when he at last roused himself to return. The Breaking of the Storm, Vol. I. 2010-12-20T17:12:22.067Z
"And it's not Conal, for all his blustering, I'm afraid of, my pretty," he whispered. The Pioneers 2010-12-20T17:12:11.787Z
It’s funny to remember that when he was 13, he was not the best player on this local team and several players are still blustering around the fact that they beat him one to one. Off the Dribble: Italian Basketball Comes of Age 2010-12-08T20:30:00Z
HP’s directors may not be scared off pursuing their suit by the blustering of Oracle’s boss. Oracle versus Hewlett-Packard: A case of Hurd labour 2010-09-09T10:43:00Z
He had gone dormant in recent years because of health issues, and it's easy to forget what a mercurial, bombastic, blustering force of nature he was for so long. RIP, George Steinbrenner: A remembrance 2010-07-13T17:15:00Z
Rove, though, didn't let that stop him from blustering recently that Sestak is either a liar or protecting a felon. White House made itself vulnerable to bogus bribe charges 2010-06-03T22:20:00Z
His blustering return to anger made no effect on the girl sitting rigidly in the chair. Capricious Caroline
The old villain, himself, hearing the uproar, came blustering out of a room, crying—'Who are you, fellow? and how dare you, in such a manner, break into my house? Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland Volume 5
There was no blustering or swearing of vengeance, nor threat of the king's displeasure, nor endeavours to break the doors. Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland Volume 4
Never was so good an opportunity for my countrymen to turn out and crush that vaporing, blustering bully to atoms. Familiar Letters of John Adams and His Wife Abigail Adams During the Revolution with a Memoir of Mrs. Adams
We have a portrait given us of a brutal, blustering, and incompetent soldier, a man of coarse habits and broken fortunes, with little to recommend him but personal honesty and courage. A Historical Geography of the British Colonies Vol. V, Canada—Part I, Historical
Who has not observed the difference, amid a general conflagration, between a most perfect stillness and a blustering or windy moment? Forty Years in the Wilderness of Pills and Powders Cogitations and Confessions of an Aged Physician
We found it somewhat cold and rather blustering on Cemetery Hill, though it was July. Under the Southern Cross or Travels in Australia, Tasmania, New Zealand, Samoa, and Other Pacific Islands
He at once filled the whole room with his blustering joviality, his ponderous efforts to make himself agreeable. Small Souls
I have done with the blustering airs, and I turn From the clamorous strife to the greater heroics of peace. Challenge
He's a blustering, bullying, domineering sort of man, very fond of using the cane. The Jolliest Term on Record A Story of School Life
"Why didn't you send for me?" cried the doctor, in the blustering tone of voice of old, good-natured grumblers. The Wish A Novel
As they ascended the stairs we discovered from their blustering and talking that they were troopers, so, in bad plight as I was, I endeavoured, alas! to climb. Pictures of German Life in the XVth XVIth and XVIIth Centuries, Vol. II.
The first time it was in the churchyard that blustering winter day her fourteen relatives were buried,—all whom she had loved, both parents and grandparents, and brothers and sisters. Magnhild Dust
The storm, like some great blustering lout, Shall play his games with me and shout His joy to all the country-side. Challenge
"You heard a good many voices, I suppose, seeing that we was most of us talking," retorted one of his companions, with an uneasy catch in the blustering tone which he tried to assume. Highway Pirates or, The Secret Place at Coverthorne
She knew which of them were quiet, and which were blustering; which were shy, and which greedy—most of them were this—and she used to feed them with crumbs on the window-sill. Two Prisoners
For during this time I have not been able to sleep three hours by reason of the noisy blustering and clatter of these indiscreet Swiss. Pictures of German Life in the XVth XVIth and XVIIth Centuries, Vol. II.
But what can ease the troubled mind, which, like the angry sea, after agitation by blustering winds, ’tis still tumultuous?” Alida or, Miscellaneous Sketches of Incidents During the Late American War. Founded on Fact
The Southerners who did not come until the fight was all over, did all the blustering and had the most to say. The Story of a Strange Career Being the Autobiography of a Convict; an Authentic Document
"In a word, a blustering bully!" he answered gently, grey eyes a-twinkle. Our Admirable Betty A Romance
The blustering doctor moderated his steps and went slower the nearer he came to Angela, and considered her with surprise. The Progressionists, and Angela.
His blustering, savage mood seemed to be passing, and he was disposed to cringe. Under Fire For Servia
The sublime works of nature had shed abroad their cheering influences, and the mild and salubrious breezes of spring had succeeded to the blustering gales of winter. Alida or, Miscellaneous Sketches of Incidents During the Late American War. Founded on Fact
In a few moments, the poor old chaperone came blustering along, out of breath and out of humor. Sketches of Aboriginal Life American Tableaux, No. 1
Savage.—Alas! the sky is overcast with dark and blustering clouds. Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
There is a vast difference between the coarse, rough character, however blusteringly impressive he may be, and the truly strong one. In And Out
‘Let us go into the streets this blustering night: it may be that we shall meet with an adventure.’ Zigzag Journeys in Europe Vacation Rambles in Historic Lands
No sound scarcely was heard except blustering winds, or their whistling murmurs around the angles of the mansion, blended with the more slow, monotonous cadence of the advancing waves of the Hudson. Alida or, Miscellaneous Sketches of Incidents During the Late American War. Founded on Fact
Mr. Goodchild was frightened, but he said, blusteringly, "That will do, you—er—you!" H. R.
Then he pushed his hat back so as to get the cool wind of March in his face and even the blustering snow in his beard. First Fam'lies of the Sierras
A cold, blustering night I had of it last night on guard, threatening clouds passing over with high winds. An Artilleryman's Diary
One day he found among the patients in his reception room a big, blustering man who introduced himself as Bascom Cooley. John Marsh's Millions
But what can ease the troubled mind, which, like the angry sea, after agitation by blustering winds, ’tis still tumultuous?” Alida or, Miscellaneous Sketches of Incidents During the Late American War. Founded on Fact
There was no bellowing, blustering, or bravado about him, but he showed a calmness and self-possession which indicated a consciousness of strength. Incidents of Travel in Yucatan, Vol. I.
Snutch was entirely charming and Martin, who had feared a terrific, blustering coach, was agreeably surprised at the experience. Years of Plenty
It was very cold and blustering, not in the least enticing to sleep out of doors, but necessity compelled it. An Artilleryman's Diary
Eaton felt he was paling as he faced the blustering smaller man. The Blind Man's Eyes
But what can ease the torture of a love-sick soul; like the angry sea after agitation by blustering winds, ’tis still tumultuous. Alida or, Miscellaneous Sketches of Incidents During the Late American War. Founded on Fact
"What I've said I'll stand to," declared Mr. Tidwell, "and if you think I have been trying to keep out of your way, you will find out differently, you blustering blackguard!" Gabriel Tolliver A Story of Reconstruction
It'll be stiff with people like himself, all blustering round and organising things. Years of Plenty
At bottom I believe Ginty is penitent, and would like to break with the rogues who have led him on; but the poor beggar is weak-willed, and the easy prey of his blustering companions. Windyridge
This it did with a deal of blustering, which Austria, in the consciousness of her power, and of the utter nothingness of the Assembly, could well afford to allow to pass. Revolution and Counter-Revolution or, Germany in 1848
No sound scarcely was heard except blustering winds, or their whistling murmurs around the angles of the mansion, blended with the more slow, monotonous cadence of the advancing waves of the Hudson. Alida or, Miscellaneous Sketches of Incidents During the Late American War. Founded on Fact
Thou blustering fellow! all thy ramrod priests and school-masters have been of no account. Villa Eden: The Country-House on the Rhine
Like most men who outwardly are very pompous and dictatorial, his blustering was only veneer. The Heart of a Woman
Wind and water are the blustering active agents we see at work tearing down rocks and carrying away their particles. Earth and Sky Every Child Should Know Easy studies of the earth and the stars for any time and place
One blustering March day he had been out on the ridge all the afternoon, but though he ate a hearty supper he complained of feeling cold. Helen Grant's Schooldays
Yes, Gelimer, I have acted while you were hesitating, pondering, and this brave fool was sleeping, or--blustering. The Scarlet Banner
A thread that held him to the same, For fear the blustering wind Should blow him hence,—that so she might Her son in safety find. The Nursery Rhymes of England
The wind blew hard, but at ten o’clock we were running in under the rocky pinnacles of Saint Vincent, against the blustering wind and the black racing sea. The Bonadventure A Random Journal of an Atlantic Holiday
When the March wind comes blustering down the street, rudely dashing a cloud of dust in our faces, we are uncomfortable and out of patience. Earth and Sky Every Child Should Know Easy studies of the earth and the stars for any time and place
It turned colder that night, and the next day dawned with blustering snow flurries. Northern Diamonds
This was the noisy, blustering, bragging company of gaily-bedizened fellows that had turned the streets of Montreal into a roistering booth when the Astorians came to the end of their long eastward journey. The Story of the Trapper
Old giant! blustering, growling bear! that is enough of thine abuse; I have had quite enough of it. Felicitas A Tale of the German Migrations: A.D. 476
It was a cold, blustering day, and its warmth and company made it a favorite lounging place. Jan Vedder's Wife
"Sir," said a little blustering man to a religious opponent—"I say, sir, do you know to what sect I belong?" The Scrap Book, Volume 1, No. 6 August 1906
No," said Max, "and I am glad we are escaping the blustering March winds that will soon be visiting that section. Elsie in the South
There was no danger in such a big blustering rock as that! Frontier Boys in the South Seas
At this the colonel left the room in a blustering manner as if he anticipated the sixteen lines of the poem which were yet to come, and with which Talander intended to treat him. Tales from the German Comprising specimens from the most celebrated authors
Baldwin responded at once to the gambler's summons and entered the rooms blustering. Jimmy Kirkland and the Plot for a Pennant
The wild wind checks his blustering pinions there, And gently whispering fans the balmy air; While through the inverted year the seasons pour, To win the demon's grace, their flowery store. The Birth of the War-God A Poem by Kalidasa
After a great deal of threatening and blustering, they consented to sell the water for five dollars per butt, and the wood in proportion. Memoirs of the Extraordinary Military Career of John Shipp Late a Lieut. in His Majesty's 87th Regiment
Then she would begin to say a few words for Eugene, and eventually by much arguing and blustering, her mother would come round. The "Genius"
She sang it to the tune of ‘Cease, rude Boreas, blustering railer,’ and the words are affecting:— p. Wanderings in South America
They had little use for the big, blustering bully. The Frontiersman A Tale of the Yukon
Consequently he was all the more blustering and domineering in camp, in spite of the frequent repressions he got from the modest, quiet little Colonel. Si Klegg, Book 2 (of 6) Thru The Stone River Campaign And In Winter Quarters At Murfreesboro
“He made a great splurge:” say, he made a blustering effort. Five Hundred Mistakes of Daily Occurrence in Speaking, Pronouncing, and Writing the English Language, Corrected
He was evidently surprised at being nearly run over by this blustering and blowsy young lady, but beyond that—nothing. Belford's Magazine, Volume II, No. 8, January, 1889
But once—twice—thrice—during a long blustering day—the sullen plunge of a salmon is sufficient for that day's joy. Recreations of Christopher North, Volume I (of 2)
And that she should be here, too, of all places, here in this bleak corner of the kingdom, where blustering winds swept bare the sullen moorland, and the sea was always grey and stormy. A Monk of Cruta
But the blustering heroes of the municipality would not listen to this reasoning; they were too careful of the lives of the citizens, the nuns included; down the edifices must come. Romantic Spain A Record of Personal Experiences (Vol. II)
Nothing very remarkable happened except that we were invaded by a great blustering lama, intoxicated. James Gilmour of Mongolia His diaries, letters, and reports
She was not one of those blustering north-northwest women. The Price of the Prairie A Story of Kansas
But the rag and bone man had taken her on his knee and shouted in her ear with his big blustering voice. Ditte: Girl Alive!
"I declare, Miss Garnet, I—I wish——" She turned her eyes to his handsome face lifted with venturesome diffidence and frowning against the blustering wind. John March, Southerner
This blustering scamp stands much upon his honour, and is alternately drawing his enormous sword and being tweaked by the nose. Old and New London Volume I
Then Coppelius laid hold upon him, and hurled him into a blazing circle of fire, which spun round with the speed of a whirlwind, and, storming and blustering, dashed away with him. Weird Tales. Vol. I
One fine, blustering, autumn day, a quiet and venerable-looking old gentleman might be seen, with stick in hand, taking his way through the streets of Leicester. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Volume 1, No. 4, September, 1850
Then came the blustering reply, “Lay down your arms, or I’ll blow you all to hell.” Personal Recollections of the War of 1861 As Private, Sergeant and Lieutenant in the Sixty-First Regiment, New York Volunteer Infantry
Deeply absorbed, but clear in bloody resolve, March walked his horse down the turnpike in the cold sunshine and blustering air. John March, Southerner
Plutus, the blustering giant, collapses at Virgil’s rebuke; it is ‘as the sails sink, the mast being suddenly broken’. English Critical Essays Nineteenth Century
Nothing more than a slight catarrh, which she has got from our blustering sea-breezes. Weird Tales. Vol. I
The horses had become stiff in the joints, and, with a cold and raw blustering wind to chill them, they were now forced to pull their heavy load on the miry highway leading toward town. A Little Garrison A Realistic Novel of German Army Life of To-day
"Do you mean to say I am dishonest?" began Louis, blustering. A Dear Little Girl
Instead of blustering about this being no time for art they should rejoice that there are some who, rising above tumultuous circumstance, continue to create and speculate. Pot-Boilers
He seemed unaccountably excited—even blustering, for a young man in his position. The Strange Cases of Dr. Stanchon
Sidney was of another spirit to Arthur, naturally high-minded, blustering, and self-conceited. Talkers With Illustrations
Moreover, their speech was loud and blustering, and Roth, particularly, was unable longer to talk coherently, except with difficulty. A Little Garrison A Realistic Novel of German Army Life of To-day
As Schumann entered he could hear through the door the rough, blustering voice of Heppner. Jena or Sedan?
He was brutally angry, and a little frightened and blustering. Coquette
He's been down here this morning, fatuously blustering, and trying to carry the post by storm, with a couple of policemen.' Miss Cayley's Adventures
To the young girl they all seemed like blustering husbands; she too would rather have been alone with the Kirsten girls and their friends. The German Classics of the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries Masterpieces of German Literature Vol. 19
With blustering and impatience they press for presents, and are thankless when they have received them. Pope Adrian IV An Historical Sketch
Then—one blustering March night—Hayden came to me and told me we were certain to be caught. Seven Keys to Baldpate
After blustering and swearing for a few moments Crawford withdrew. Gold
She merely smiled at the blustering banker, and intimated that the president and directors of the trust company might have views about the conduct of its trust officer towards their ward. Clark's Field
There's nobody to see you now,   The folks are off the road; The night looks dark and blustering,   And no one is abroad. Cole's Funny Picture Book No. 1
He died in the blustering wind, out in the cold! Daisy's Necklace And What Came of It
From the blustering balcony a plump little man stepped inside. Seven Keys to Baldpate
It was in April, a cold, raw, and blustering time, and they would be gone all day. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 15, No. 90, April, 1865
Outside—the blustering surf they heard, And the bravest there would ha' blenched to know That they must be taken at their own word. Collected Poems Volume Two
I met the Solicitor-General yesterday, who told me this, and said that Brougham had been in the midst of his blustering terribly nervous about it. The Greville Memoirs A Journal of the Reigns of King George IV and King William IV, Vol. II
But the Sergeant was not a bullying, blustering sort of man at all; his demeanour was quiet in the extreme.  The Humourous Story of Farmer Bumpkin's Lawsuit
Let us attach them to the veranda by a wisp of straw rope, such as would not have held a person’s hat on that blustering day. The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 2 (of 25)
It seemed that the wind must break him some blustering day at that place in his long body where hunger, or pain, or mischance had doubled him over in the past, and left him creased. The Rustler of Wind River
The Captain was a blustering salt, whimsical, but generous and social, as old sailors most generally are. The Humors of Falconbridge A Collection of Humorous and Every Day Scenes
I didn’t do any such thing!” was the blustering reply. Dave Porter and His Double Or, The Disapperarance of the Basswood Fortune
Fort Royal, it is true, had been cowed into an immediate surrender, but the blustering sailor of New England had mistaken Quebec and its commandant. Old Quebec The Fortress of New France
So the parish talked, appealingly, argumentatively, blusteringly, objurgatively, but all to no purpose. The Broom-Squire
He is a violent, blustering man, but I believe he owes me something that will make him do in this case as I request. The Rustler of Wind River
Carmen’s spirits sank, as, without reply, she submitted to the banal boredom of this blustering dame’s society gabble. Carmen Ariza
“If you’re going to bullyrag me....” he began blusteringly, “I may as well tell you that I’m not going back to Paris till I please, and–––” “Very well,” said Micky. The Phantom Lover
“I’ll open the door myself,” said the chieftain, and putting for the nonce his newly acquired dignity into his pocket, he waddled through the blustering passages, and turned the key with his own hand. Tales from Blackwood, Volume 7
It was not his fault that the blustering wind caught the ship as she reached the crest of the wave and flung her sidewise toward the rock. Astounding Stories, March, 1931
He was a big, blustering man with a laugh as big as himself. Tales from Dickens
Or was he biding his time, an undeveloped David, who would some day sally forth like the lion of the tribe of Juda, to match his moral courage against the blustering son of Anak? Carmen Ariza
There was nothing blustering in his attitude, nothing even forceful. The One-Way Trail A story of the cattle country
Natur’s very well in some things, but I never could see what was the good o’ so much wind blustering and rampaging about. The Vast Abyss The Story of Tom Blount, his Uncles and his Cousin Sam
There must be some blustering and flashes of the law. The Religious Sentiment Its Source and Aim: A Contribution to the Science and Philosophy of Religion
And the blustering wind caught her wet tunic and wrapped it about her closely and tightly, revealing every grace and glory of her perfect body. The Pirate Woman
Is it not worth it?” he demanded, blustering before Josè’s steady gaze. Carmen Ariza
On a blustering night, amid storm and darkness, Selkirk's men crept up to the walls, carrying ladders. The Red River Colony A Chronicle of the Beginnings of Manitoba
Serjeant Cockle, who had a rough, blustering manner, once got from a witness more than he gave. Law and Laughter
"Oh! count on me going wherever the rest of you lead," retorted Tubby, with a blustering air, as though he did not want anyone to think him at all timid. The Boy Scouts on Belgian Battlefields
I will in quiet lie, Nor profit nor delight in blood have I. Like blustering storms from wintry skies that roll, Tears waste with grief and dreariness the soul. The Celtic Magazine, Vol. 1, No. 3, January 1876 A Monthly Periodical Devoted to the Literature, History, Antiquities, Folk Lore, Traditions, and the Social and Material Interests of the Celt at Home and Abroad
All the love she can spare from her blustering father and mother she wastes on that miserable sickly babe, who would be a thousand times better dead than alive. A Singer from the Sea
So too, the Egyptian God Horus, the God of Love, was depicted with his finger on his lips, to typify the truth that true love is not noisy, blustering, jealous, burning, ranting, protesting. Sex--The Unknown Quantity The Spiritual Function of Sex
For frost shall sheet the pools again; Again the blustering East shall blow— Whirl a white tempest through the glen, And load the pines with snow. Poetical Works of William Cullen Bryant Household Edition
I wondered in what harbor he lay, in the blustering night, or off what coast he tossed. The Cruise of the Shining Light
Sometimes winds may be detrimental; as when too cold, too blustering, or when they bring hail, the latter being about the most disastrous of all natural calamities. Manual of American Grape-Growing
He had lifted one eyebrow and pulled a corner of his lip between his teeth when Buck came blustering in. Rim o' the World
He was still bristling and blustering, as if all the maids were remarking him. The O'Ruddy A Romance
The barbarian roisterers then proceeded blustering along the road, when they chanced to meet a colonist. King Philip Makers of History
And of all this I thought, whatever the worth of it, as I ran upon the Whisper Cove road, in the evening of that gray, blustering day. The Cruise of the Shining Light
The man had to understand the delicate art of flattery, and at other times be blustering and outspoken. Blood and Iron Origin of German Empire As Revealed by Character of Its Founder, Bismarck
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