"blustered" in the verb sense
1. bluster
blow hard be gusty, as of wind
"A southeaster blustered onshore"
"The flames blustered"
2. boast, tout, swash, shoot a line, brag, gas, blow, bluster, vaunt, gasconade
show off
3. swagger, bluster, swash
act in an arrogant, overly self-assured, or conceited manner
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