swaggering Meaning, Definition & Usage
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verb to walk with a lofty proud gait, often in an attempt to impress others
sashay; ruffle; tittup; strut; prance; swagger; cock.
- He struts around like a rooster in a hen house
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verb discourage or frighten with threats or a domineering manner; intimidate
swagger; bully; browbeat.
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verb act in an arrogant, overly self-assured, or conceited manner
swash; swagger; bluster.
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adjective satellite having or showing arrogant superiority to and disdain of those one views as unworthy
overbearing; haughty; prideful; imperious; lordly; disdainful; supercilious; sniffy.
- some economists are disdainful of their colleagues in other social disciplines
- haughty aristocrats
- his lordly manners were offensive
- walked with a prideful swagger
- very sniffy about breaches of etiquette
- his mother eyed my clothes with a supercilious air
- a more swaggering mood than usual"- W.L.Shirer
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adjective satellite flamboyantly adventurous
swashbuckling.