swaggerverb [ I ]
uk/ˈswæɡ.ər/us/ˈswæɡ.ɚ/to walk or act in a way that shows that you are very confident and think that you are important:
They swaggered into the room.
A group of young men swaggered around outside the bar.
His swaggering self-confidence irritates many people.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Moving firmly on foot
- breeze
- clump
- flounce
- goose step
- lope
- march
- not break your stride idiom
- pace
- parade
- prance
- quick march! idiom
- sashay
- stamp
- stomp
- stride
- strut
- stump
- surefooted
- troop
- waltz
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swaggerer
noun [ C ] uk/ˈswæɡ.ər/us/ˈswæɡ.ɚ/
swaggeringly
adverb uk/ˈswæɡ.ər.ɪŋ.li/us/ˈswæɡ.ər.ɪŋ.li/
swaggernoun [ S or U ]
uk/ˈswæɡ.ər/us/ˈswæɡ.ɚ/a way of walking or acting that shows you are confident:
He walked out of the room with a self-confident swagger.
Underneath all his swagger he's actually pretty nervous.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Moving firmly on foot
- breeze
- clump
- flounce
- goose step
- lope
- march
- not break your stride idiom
- pace
- parade
- prance
- quick march! idiom
- sashay
- stamp
- stomp
- stride
- strut
- stump
- surefooted
- troop
- waltz
See more results »