swagger (redirected from swaggeringly)

swag·ger  (swgr)

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

v.intr.

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

2. To brag; boast.

v.tr.

To browbeat or bully (someone).

n.

1. A swaggering movement or gait.

2. Boastful or conceited expression; braggadocio.

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[Probably frequentative of swag.]

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swagger·er n.

swagger·ing·ly adv.

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swagger

Verb

to walk or behave in an arrogant manner

Noun

an arrogant walk or manner [probably from swag]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	swagger - an itinerant Australian laborer who carries his personal belongings in a bundle as he travels around in search of work swaggie, swagman Australia, Commonwealth of Australia - a nation occupying the whole of the Australian continent; Aboriginal tribes are thought to have migrated from southeastern Asia 20,000 years ago; first Europeans were British convicts sent there as a penal colony gipsy, gypsy, itinerant - a laborer who moves from place to place as demanded by employment; "itinerant traders"
	2.	swagger - a proud stiff pompous gait           prance, strut gait - a person's manner of walking
Verb	1.	swagger - to walk with a lofty proud gait, often in an attempt to impress others; "He struts around like a rooster in a hen house" prance, strut, tittup, sashay, cock, ruffle walk - use one's feet to advance; advance by steps; "Walk, don't run!"; "We walked instead of driving"; "She walks with a slight limp"; "The patient cannot walk yet"; "Walk over to the cabinet"
	2.	swagger - discourage or frighten with threats or a domineering manner; intimidate browbeat, bully blarney, cajole, coax, inveigle, sweet-talk, wheedle, palaver - influence or urge by gentle urging, caressing, or flattering; "He palavered her into going along"
	3.	swagger - act in an arrogant, overly self-assured, or conceited manner bluster, swash behave, act, do - behave in a certain manner; show a certain behavior; conduct or comport oneself; "You should act like an adult"; "Don't behave like a fool"; "What makes her do this way?"; "The dog acts ferocious, but he is really afraid of people"
Adj.	1.	swagger - (British informal) very chic; "groovy clothes" groovy colloquialism - a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech Britain, Great Britain, U.K., UK, United Kingdom, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland - a monarchy in northwestern Europe occupying most of the British Isles; divided into England and Scotland and Wales and Northern Ireland; `Great Britain' is often used loosely to refer to the United Kingdom fashionable, stylish - being or in accordance with current social fashions; "fashionable clothing"; "the fashionable side of town"; "a fashionable cafe"

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swagger

verb 1. stride, parade, strut, prance

verb 2. show off, boast, brag, hot-dog chiefly U.S. bluster, swank (informal) gasconade (rare)

noun 3. strut,

noun 4. ostentation, show, display, showing off (informal) bluster, swashbuckling, swank (informal) braggadocio, gasconade (rare)

Translations

swagger [ˈswægəʳ] vi → pavonearse

swagger [ˈswægəʳ] vi → plastronner, parader

swagger [ˈswægəʳ] vi → stolzieren

swagger [ˈswægəʳ] vi → pavoneggiarsi

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swagger

v swagger [ˈswӕgə]

to walk as though very pleased with oneself I saw him swaggering along the street in his new suit. windmakerig loop يَختالُ في مِشْيَتِه перча се vykračovat si spankulere stolzieren κορδώνομαι contonearse; pavonearse uhkeldama فخرفروشي كردن tepastella se pavaner לְהֲלֵך בִּיהִירוּת अकड़ चलना, डींग मारना, शेखी बघारना šepiriti se, razmetati se parádézik berjalan gagah rigsa, sveifla sér pavoneggiarsi いばって歩く 활보하다, 뽐내며 걷다 eiti išdidžiai, puikuotis iet lepni/pašapmierināti jalan berlenggok paraderen spankulere, sprade paradować dumnie pavonear-se a se fuduli расхаживать с важным видом vykračovať si paradirati šepuriti se stoltsera, svassa เดินกร่าง kasıla kasıla yürümek 昂首闊步 походжати з бундючним виглядом اکڑ کر چلنا đi đứng huênh hoang, vênh váo 昂首阔步

n

a swaggering way of walking. windmakerige geloop إخْتِيال في المِشْيَه наперена походка pyšná chůze spankuleren stolzierender Gang κόρδωμα, πόζα (μτφ.) contoneo; pavoneo uhkeldav kõnnak فخرفروشي tepastelu démarche fanfaronne הִילוּך יָהִיר बकड़ की चाल, शेखी šepirenje, kočoperenje felvágás cara jalan yang gagah rigs il pavoneggiarsi いばって歩くこと 활보 išdidi eisena lepna/dižmanīga gaita lenggok jalan geparadeer spankulering, sprading dumne paradowanie andar emproado mers ţanţoş важная походка vykračovanie bahanje šepurenje stoltserande gång การวางท่าโต kurum, çalım 昂首闊步 бундючна хода اکڑ چال، شیخی dáng điệu ngênh ngang, vênh váo 昂首阔步