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poltern — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • bluster noun Loud, blustering talk that is more show than substance; empty bravado.
  • brazen adj Shockingly bold or shameless, without any embarrassment.
  • clatter verb To make a rapid series of short, sharp banging or rattling sounds.
  • clutter verb To fill a space with an untidy mass of objects.
  • rant verb To speak or complain loudly and at length, often in anger.
  • rumble noun A deep, continuous, low sound, like distant thunder.

Senses

poltern is used for these senses in English:

  • bluster To speak or protest loudly.
  • brazen (transitive) Generally followed by out or through: to carry through in a brazen manner; to act boldly despite embarrassment, risk, etc. [from 1550s.]
  • clatter (intransitive) To make a rattling sound.
  • clutter (transitive, intransitive) To utter words hurriedly, especially (but not exclusively) as a speech disorder (compare cluttering).
  • cluttering A speech disorder characterized by fast, jerky, or irregular speech, which often sounds like stuttering.
  • rant A wild, emotional, and sometimes incoherent articulation.
  • rant To speak or shout at length in uncontrollable anger.
  • rumble A low, heavy, continuous sound, such as that of thunder or a hungry stomach.

bluster — full definition

  1. noun Loud, blustering talk that is more show than substance; empty bravado.
  2. noun A sudden strong gust or blast, especially of wind.
  3. verb To talk loudly and aggressively, often to intimidate or to cover up weakness.
  4. verb Of wind: to blow in strong, noisy gusts.

brazen — full definition

  1. adj Shockingly bold or shameless, without any embarrassment.
  2. adj Made of, or resembling, brass.
  3. verb To face a difficult or embarrassing situation with bold confidence, usually as "brazen it out".
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