swan

swan ¹  (swn)

n.

1. Any of various large aquatic birds of the family Anatidae chiefly of the genera Cygnus and Olor, having webbed feet, a long slender neck, and usually white plumage.

2. Swan See Cygnus.

intr.v. swanned, swan·ning, swans Chiefly British

To travel around from place to place: "Swanning around Europe nowadays, are we?" Jeffrey Archer.

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[Middle English, from Old English; see swen- in Indo-European roots.]

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swan

Noun

a large, usually white, water bird with a long neck

Verb

[swanning, swanned]

swan around or about Informal to wander about without purpose, but with an air of superiority [Old English]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	swan - stately heavy-bodied aquatic bird with very long neck and usually white plumage as adult aquatic bird - wading and swimming and diving birds of either fresh or salt water Anatidae, family Anatidae - swimming birds having heavy short-legged bodies and bills with a horny tip: swans; geese; ducks coscoroba - large white South American bird intermediate in some respects between ducks and swans cob - adult male swan pen - female swan cygnet - a young swan Cygnus olor, mute swan - soundless Eurasian swan; commonly domesticated Cygnus cygnus, whooper swan, whooper - common Old World swan noted for its whooping call Cygnus columbianus, tundra swan - swan that nests in tundra regions of the New and Old Worlds Cygnus buccinator, trumpeter swan, trumpeter - large pure white wild swan of western North America having a sonorous cry black swan, Cygnus atratus - large Australian swan having black plumage and a red bill swan's down - down of the swan
Verb	1.	swan - to declare or affirm solemnly and formally as true; "Before God I swear I am innocent" avow, swear, affirm, assert, aver, verify hold - assert or affirm; "Rousseau's philosophy holds that people are inherently good" claim, take - lay claim to; as of an idea; "She took credit for the whole idea" attest - authenticate, affirm to be true, genuine, or correct, as in an official capacity; "I attest this signature" declare - state firmly; "He declared that he was innocent" declare - state emphatically and authoritatively; "He declared that he needed more money to carry out the task he was charged with" protest - affirm or avow formally or solemnly; "The suspect protested his innocence" assure, tell - inform positively and with certainty and confidence; "I tell you that man is a crook!"
	2.	swan - move about aimlessly or without any destination, often in search of food or employment; "The gypsies roamed the woods"; "roving vagabonds"; "the wandering Jew"; "The cattle roam across the prairie"; "the laborers drift from one town to the next"; "They rolled from town to town" roam, rove, stray, vagabond, wander, ramble, range, drift, tramp, cast, roll go, locomote, move, travel - change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically; "How fast does your new car go?"; "We travelled from Rome to Naples by bus"; "The policemen went from door to door looking for the suspect"; "The soldiers moved towards the city in an attempt to take it before night fell"; "news travelled fast" maunder - wander aimlessly gad, gallivant, jazz around - wander aimlessly in search of pleasure drift, err, stray - wander from a direct course or at random; "The child strayed from the path and her parents lost sight of her"; "don't drift from the set course" wander - go via an indirect route or at no set pace; "After dinner, we wandered into town"
	3.	swan - sweep majestically; "Airplanes were swanning over the mountains" sail, sweep - move with sweeping, effortless, gliding motions; "The diva swept into the room"; "Shreds of paper sailed through the air"; "The searchlights swept across the sky"

Translations

swan [swɔn] n → cisne m

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swan [swɔn] n → cygne m

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swan [swɔn] n → Schwan m

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swan [swɔn] n → cigno