Definition: a swaggering show of courage
Similar words: flash, fanfare, ostentation
Definition: a gaudy outward display
Synonyms: rodomontade, rhodomontade, braggadocio, bluster
Definition: vain and empty boasting
Similar words: boast, boasting, jactitation, self-praise
Definition: speaking of yourself in superlatives
Synonyms: bluster
Definition: a violent gusty wind
Similar words: gust, blast, blow
Definition: a strong current of air
Usage: the tree was bent almost double by the gust
Synonyms: bluster
Definition: noisy confusion and turbulence
Usage: he was awakened by the bluster of their preparations
Similar words: confusion
Definition: disorder resulting from a failure to behave predictably
Usage: the army retreated in confusion
Synonyms: bluster, swagger, swash
Definition: act in an arrogant, overly self-assured, or conceited manner
Similar words: act, behave, do
Definition: behave in a certain manner; show a certain behavior; conduct or comport oneself
Usage: You should act like an adult; Don't behave like a fool; What makes her do this way?; The dog acts ferocious, but he is really afraid of people
Synonyms: brag, blow, bluster, boast, shoot a line, vaunt, swash, tout, gas, gasconade
Definition: show off
Similar words: exaggerate, amplify, magnify, hyperbolise, hyperbolize, overdraw, overstate
Definition: to enlarge beyond bounds or the truth
Usage: tended to romanticize and exaggerate this `gracious Old South' imagery
Synonyms: bluster
Definition: blow hard; be gusty, as of wind
Usage: A southeaster blustered onshore; The flames blustered