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poltern

to bluster, to bellow, to talk loudly and angrily

verb POL-tern Rare
Communication Speech

Also means

to make a rumbling or crashing noise

Usage Note

poltern applied to speech means to speak loudly, gruffly, and aggressively, like thunder. A polternder Chef shouts and blusters. In many contexts it implies more bark than bite — the person is noisy but not genuinely threatening.

Examples

"Sein Chef polterte bei jeder Gelegenheit, aber keiner nahm ihn mehr ernst."

Natural Translation

His boss blustered at every opportunity, but no one took him seriously anymore.

Literal Translation

His boss blustered at every opportunity, but nobody took him anymore seriously.

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