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B — Bill of exchange to Blattering (Part 10 of 10)

Blasphemy, n. Impiousness, sacrilege, profanity.

Blast, n.

    1. Gust, squall, sudden burst, blow.
    2. Peal, blare, clang.
    3. Explosion, outbreak, burst, discharge.
    4. Blight, pestilential influence.

Blast, v. a.

    1. Blight, kill, destroy, ruin, annihilate, wither, shrivel.
    2. Rend by explosion, burst, explode, split.

Blatant, a.

    1. Bellowing, braying.
    2. Clamorous, obstreperous, vociferous, noisy.

Blatherskite, n. (Colloq. U. S. and Scotland.)

    1. Blusterer, vaporer, prater, vapid talker, voluble dunce, noisy fool.
    2. Vaporing, voluble vapidity. See bluster.

Blattering, a. Blustering, swaggering, noisy.

Blattering, n. See bluster.