Swaggering
21swagger — I. /ˈswægə / (say swaguh) verb (i) 1. to walk or strut with a defiant or insolent air. 2. to boast or brag noisily. –verb (t) 3. to bring, drive, force, etc., by blustering. –noun 4. swaggering gait, bearing, or air; arrogant show of affected… …
22bluster — [blus′tər] vi. [ME blustren, to blow violently < or akin to LowG blüstern, blistern: for IE base see FLUCTUATE] 1. to blow stormily: said of wind 2. to speak or conduct oneself in a noisy, swaggering, or bullying manner vt. 1. to force by… …
23strut — [strut] vi. strutted, strutting [ME strouten, to spread out, swell out < OE strutian, to stand rigid < IE * streu < base * (s)ter , stiff, rigid > STARE] to walk in a vain, stiff, swaggering manner vt. 1. to provide with a strut or… …
24bullyboy — noun a swaggering tough; usually one acting as an agent of a political faction (Freq. 1) • Hypernyms: ↑bully, ↑tough, ↑hooligan, ↑ruffian, ↑roughneck, ↑rowdy, ↑yob, ↑yobo, ↑ …
25overbearing — adjective 1. expecting unquestioning obedience (Freq. 2) the timid child of authoritarian parents insufferably overbearing behavior toward the waiter • Syn: ↑authoritarian, ↑dictatorial • Similar to: ↑domineering …
26prideful — adjective 1. having or showing arrogant superiority to and disdain of those one views as unworthy some economists are disdainful of their colleagues in other social disciplines haughty aristocrats his lordly manners were offensive walked with a… …
27swagger — v., n., & adj. v.intr. 1 walk arrogantly or self importantly. 2 behave arrogantly; be domineering. n. 1 a swaggering gait or manner. 2 swaggering behaviour. 3 a dashing or confident air or way of doing something. 4 smartness. adj. 1 colloq. smart …
28bucko — n. & adj. Naut. sl. n. (pl. oes) a swaggering or domineering fellow. adj. blustering, swaggering, bullying. Etymology: BUCK(1) + O …
29swag´ger|ing|ly — swag|ger «SWAG uhr», verb, noun, adjective. –v.i. 1. to walk with a bold, rude, or superior air; strut about or show off in a vain or insolent way: »The bully swaggered into the schoolyard. SYNONYM(S): See syn. under strut. (Cf. ↑strut) 2. to… …
30swag´ger|er — swag|ger «SWAG uhr», verb, noun, adjective. –v.i. 1. to walk with a bold, rude, or superior air; strut about or show off in a vain or insolent way: »The bully swaggered into the schoolyard. SYNONYM(S): See syn. under strut. (Cf. ↑strut) 2. to… …
