swaggering

Definition of Swaggering in English :

Adjective

1. disdainful, haughty, imperious, lordly, overbearing, prideful, sniffy, supercilious, swaggering

having or showing arrogant superiority to and disdain of those one views as unworthy

Example Sentences:
'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'

2. swaggering, swashbuckling

flamboyantly adventurous

swashbuckling

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Swaggering

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verb

1. (intransitive)

to walk or behave in an arrogant manner

2. (intransitive; often foll by about)

to brag loudly

3. (transitive) rare

to force, influence, etc, by blustering

noun

4.

arrogant gait, conduct, or manner

adjective

5. British informal, rare

elegantly fashionable

noun

other names for swagman

Swaggering

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verb intransitive

1.

to walk with a bold, arrogant, or lordly stride; strut

2.

to boast, brag, or show off in a loud, superior manner

verb transitive

3. Rare

to influence, force, etc. by blustering

noun

4.

swaggering walk, manner, or behavior

Swaggering

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intr.v. swag·gered, swag·ger·ing, swag·gers

1. To walk or conduct oneself with an insolent or arrogant air.

2. To brag; boast.

n.

A swaggering manner of moving or behaving.

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