What part of speech is blustering?

Blustering can be categorized as a verb and an adjective.

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Parts of speech

  • 1. blustering is a verb, gerund of bluster (infinitive).
  • 2. blustering is an adjective.

Inflections

Verb

Adjective

  • Positive
    Comparative
    Superlative
  • more blustering
    most blustering
  • Positive: blustering 
  • Comparative: more blustering
  • Superlative: most blustering

What does blustering mean?

Definitions

Adjective

blustering - blowing in violent and abrupt bursts; "blustering (or blusterous) winds of Patagonia"; "a cold blustery day"; "a gusty storm with strong sudden rushes of wind"

Verb

bluster - blow hard; be gusty, as of wind; "A southeaster blustered onshore"; "The flames blustered"
bluster - show off
bluster - act in an arrogant, overly self-assured, or conceited manner

Noun

blustering - The process of blustering.

Examples of blustering

#   Sentence  
1. adj. Blustering (or blusterous) winds of Patagonia.
2. verb Such thoughts revolving in her fiery mind, / straightway the Goddess to AEolia passed, / the storm-clouds' birthplace, big with blustering wind.
3. verb Amid the waves is seen / an island, sacred to the Nereids' queen / and Neptune, lord of the AEgean wave, / which, floating once, Apollo fixed between / high Myconos and Gyarus, and gave / for man's resort, unmoved the blustering winds to brave.
4. noun He was awakened by the bluster of their preparations.
Sentence  
adj.
Blustering (or blusterous) winds of Patagonia.
verb
Such thoughts revolving in her fiery mind, / straightway the Goddess to AEolia passed, / the storm-clouds' birthplace, big with blustering wind.
Amid the waves is seen / an island, sacred to the Nereids' queen / and Neptune, lord of the AEgean wave, / which, floating once, Apollo fixed between / high Myconos and Gyarus, and gave / for man's resort, unmoved the blustering winds to brave.
noun
He was awakened by the bluster of their preparations.

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