Swaggering

Swaggering
Swagger Swag"ger, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Swaggered}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Swaggering}.] [Freq. of swag.] 1. To walk with a swaying motion; hence, to walk and act in a pompous, consequential manner. [1913 Webster]

A man who swaggers about London clubs. --Beaconsfield. [1913 Webster]

2. To boast or brag noisily; to be ostentatiously proud or vainglorious; to bluster; to bully. [1913 Webster]

What a pleasant it is . . . to swagger at the bar! --Arbuthnot. [1913 Webster]

To be great is not . . . to swagger at our footmen. --Colier. [1913 Webster]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.

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  • swaggering — adjective 1. having or showing arrogant superiority to and disdain of those one views as unworthy (Freq. 2) some economists are disdainful of their colleagues in other social disciplines haughty aristocrats his lordly manners were offensive… …   Useful english dictionary

  • swaggering — swaggeringly, adv. /swag euhr ing/, adj. pertaining to, characteristic of, or behaving in the manner of a person who swaggers. [1590 1600; SWAGGER + ING2] * * * …   Universalium

  • swaggering — Synonyms and related words: aweless, barefaced, blustering, blusterous, blustery, boisterous, bold, bold as brass, boldfaced, brassy, brazen, brazenfaced, bullying, hectoring, lost to shame, noisy, peacockish, peacocky, raging, ranting, raving,… …   Moby Thesaurus

  • swaggering — swag·ger || swægÉ™(r) n. insolent manner, arrogant way of walking; proud and arrogant behavior v. strut, walk or move in an arrogant manner; behave in an arrogant and conceited manner, boast, brag …   English contemporary dictionary

  • swaggering — n. Bravado, bluster, gasconade, flourish, fanfaronade …   New dictionary of synonyms

  • swaggering — swag•ger•ing [[t]ˈswæg ər ɪŋ[/t]] adj. characteristic of a person who swaggers; blustering • Etymology: 1590–1600 swag′ger•ing•ly, adv …   From formal English to slang

  • σαυλοπρωκτιᾶν — σαυλοπρωκτιάω walk in a swaggering way pres part act masc voc sg (doric aeolic) σαυλοπρωκτιάω walk in a swaggering way pres part act neut nom/voc/acc sg (doric aeolic) σαυλοπρωκτιάω walk in a swaggering way pres part act masc nom sg (doric… …   Greek morphological index (Ελληνική μορφολογικούς δείκτες)

  • Swash — Swash, n. 1. Impulse of water flowing with violence; a dashing or splashing of water. [1913 Webster] 2. A narrow sound or channel of water lying within a sand bank, or between a sand bank and the shore, or a bar over which the sea washes. [1913… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • swagger — I. verb (swaggered; swaggering) Etymology: probably from 1swag + er (as in chatter) Date: circa 1596 intransitive verb 1. to conduct oneself in an arrogant or superciliously pompous manner; especially to walk with an air of overbearing self… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

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