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Meaning of 'swagger' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Swagger [ n.]
- The act or manner of a swaggerer.
2 . Swagger [ v. i.]
- To walk with a swaying motion; hence, to walk and act in a pompous, consequential manner.
- To boast or brag noisily; to be ostentatiously proud or vainglorious; to bluster; to bully.
3 . Swagger [ v. t.]
- To bully.

Meaning of 'swagger' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . swagger [ v]
Meaning (1):
- to walk with a lofty proud gait, often in an attempt to impress others
Example in sentence:
  • He struts around like a rooster in a hen house
2 . swagger [ s]
Meaning (2):
- (British informal) very chic
Example in sentence:
  • groovy clothes

Nearby Words:

swa swab swabbed swabber swabbing swad swaddle swaddlebill swaddled swaddler

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