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Meanings of strut in English

Catalan
saltar

To walk with a lofty proud gait, often in an attempt to impress others.

saltar

A proud stiff pompous gait.

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Usage of strut in English
1
On such occasions the animal needs to strut with menace and assurance.
The Irish Times
2
She looked exactly like her employer, right down to Dayle's confident strut.
The next to die
3
Nail on the strut, pressing the legs well up against the shoulders.
Things To Make
4
Something of that band's alpha northern strut transferred itself naturally to Kasabian.
The Guardian
5
He crouched quickly next to a landing strut, feeling Serri behind him.
Songs of love and death: all-original tales of star-crossed love
6
Come walk or roll or strut or holler or stomp with us.
The Guardian
7
The old smug strut and case-hardened pomp of legislature inaugurals was lacking.
The Masques of Ottawa
8
On Thursday night, Ryan got to strut triumphantly past his broken-hearted ex.
Reuters
9
A permanent replacement for the strut was successfully installed on Saturday night.
Radio NZ
10
The faerie landed again on the strut, emerging hastily from the light.
Hook
11
Rory McIlroy is entitled to strut as he walks down the fairway.
The Irish Times
12
Jayjay flailed in the air, then latched on to a glass strut.
Artemis Fowl: the time paradox
13
There was a jaunty little strut of triumph in Wally's cock-sure manner.
The Yukon Trail: A Tale of the North
14
He was so conscious that his stately walk became almost a strut.
By the Light of the Soul: A Novel
15
It was a walk Laura recognized instantly, sort of a half-shamble, half-strut.
Mine
16
Slowly, with his ludicrously pompous strut, he marched to the drawing-room door.
The Price She Paid
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United States of America
Common
United Kingdom
Common