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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

swan [swɔn] n → cygne m

swan [swɔn] n → Schwan m

swan [swɔn] n → cigno

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swan

n swan [swon]

a large, usually white, water-bird of the duck family, with a long graceful neck. swaan تَم، أوَز عِراقي лебеда labuť svane der Schwan κύκνος cisne luik قو joutsen cygne בַּרבּוּר हंस, राजहंस, महाकवि labud hattyú angsa svanur cigno 白鳥 백조 gulbė gulbis swan zwaan svane łabędź cisne lebădă лебедь labuť labod labud svan หงส์ kuğu (kuşu) 天鵝 лебідь راج ہنس con thiên nga 天鹅

swan song

the last work or performance of eg a poet, musician etc before his death or retirement. swanesang آخر قِطْعَة يُنْتِجُها الفَنّان قَبْلَ مَوْتِه лебедова песен labutí píseň svanesang der Schwanengesang κύκνειο άσμα canto de cisne (kellegi) luigelaul آخرين كار قبل از مرگ joutsenlaulu chant du cygne שִׁירַת הַבָּרבּוּר अन्तिम कृति labuđi pjev hattyúdal karya terakhir svanasöngur; síðasta verk listamanns canto del cigno 最後の作品 (시인이나 음악가의) 최후의 작품 gulbės giesmė gulbja dziesma karya yang terakhir zwanezang svanesang łabędzi śpiew canto do cisne cântec de lebădă лебединая песнь labutia pieseň labodji spev labudova pesma svanesång งานชิ้นสุดท้ายก่อนตาย son eser (詩人，音樂家的)最後作品 лебедина пісня کسی شاعر کی آخری تخلیق tác phẩm cuối cùng （诗人，音乐家的）最后作品