blustering
adjective
blus·ter·ing
ˈblə-st(ə-)riŋ 
1
: blowing in stormy gusts
blustering winds
2
: speaking loudly and aggressively
a blustering bully
blusteringly
adverb
This rather prompted the question of why Apple had been so confident of its encryption powers. Was it merely naïve in its belief in its own technical competence? Blusteringly overconfident?
—
Michael Wolff
Michael Wolff
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Without the distracting histrionics of the blustering Republican nominee, the Vance-Walz face-off could prove more substantive than the two presidential debates that took place this summer.
—Mark Z. Barabak, Los Angeles Times, 29 Sep. 2024
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Mark Z. Barabak, Los Angeles Times, 29 Sep. 2024
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“Blustering.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/blustering. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
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