Meaning

3 senses

  1. To behave (especially to walk or carry oneself) in a pompous, superior manner.

    großtun, sich wichtigmachen, wichtigtun

    ва́жничатьvážničatʹ

  2. To boast or brag noisily; to bluster; to bully.

    angeben, prahlen, aufschneiden

    хва́статьсяxvástatʹsja

  3. To walk with a swaying motion.

    stolzieren, gockeln

    ходи́ть вразва́лкуxodítʹ vrazválku

More definitions
  • act in an arrogant, overly self-assured, or conceited manner
  • to walk with a lofty proud gait, often in an attempt to impress others
  • discourage or frighten with threats or a domineering manner; intimidate

Examples

4 sentences

  1. He swaggers whenever he's near women.

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  2. The speaker swaggered into the lecture hall.

    ruДокладчик помпезно вошел в конференц-зал. — carlosalberto

    deDer Redner betrat pompös den Konferenzraum. — carlosalberto

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  3. Who said you can swagger around like that just because you're one year ahead of me?

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  4. He is swaggering.

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Translations

6 languages
Русский
By meaning 3
to act in a pompous manner:
to boast or brag noisily:
to walk with a swaying motion:
Deutsch
By meaning 3
to act in a pompous manner:
to boast or brag noisily:
to walk with a swaying motion:

Origin

A frequentative form of swag (“to sway”), first attested in A Midsummer Night's Dream (159

A frequentative form of swag (“to sway”), first attested in A Midsummer Night's Dream (1595), see quotations.

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Forms

swaggers, swaggering, swaggered, swaggered
Base formswagger · to swagger
3rd person singularswaggers
Present participleswaggering
Past simpleswaggered
Past participleswaggered

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theyswagger
he, she, itswaggers

Past simpleLesson

all personsswaggered

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave swaggered
he, she, ithas swaggered

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill swagger

Synonyms

39 synonyms
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Close in meaning

Word family

8 related words
Relatedswaggerer
Derivedaswaggeroutswaggerswaggerificswaggeringlyswagger itswaggerliciousswaggery

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
swaddleswagswallowA2swamp
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