ぶる

to assume an air of ...

Meanings

also 振る

  1. suffix, godan verb, usually in kana, after a noun, adjectival noun or adjective stem to assume an air of ...; to act ...; to affect ...; to pose as ...; to behave like ...; to pretend to be ...
  2. godan verb, intransitive, colloquial, usually in kana to put on airs; to be self-important

In sentences

それは油あぶらであぶられた。 That was cooked in oil. #204808

悲鳴ひめいで静寂せいじゃくがやぶられた。 A scream broke the silence. #85933

彼かれは知識人ちしきじんぶるのが好すきだ。 He likes to posture as an intellectual. #102238