To walk with a lofty proud gait, often in an attempt to impress others.
A proud stiff pompous gait.
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Examples for "swagger "
Examples for "swagger "
1 It brings a certain credibility, authority and a confident swagger to proceedings.
2 His manner was changed; there was something of a swagger in it.
3 Morrison, playing with an increasing swagger , soon took control of the match.
4 Men who make money rarely saunter; men who save money rarely swagger .
5 When the pair returned the deputy seemed to have lost his swagger .
1 On such occasions the animal needs to strut with menace and assurance.
2 She looked exactly like her employer, right down to Dayle's confident strut .
3 Nail on the strut , pressing the legs well up against the shoulders.
4 Something of that band's alpha northern strut transferred itself naturally to Kasabian.
5 He crouched quickly next to a landing strut , feeling Serri behind him.
1 His spirit seemed to prance with joy like the horse beneath him.
2 Sure, I thought he'd yell an' prance round like a drunken fool.
3 He came in pertly, prance - footed , black and curly as a storm cloud.
4 He'd rather be staked than mince and prance around like a jackass.
5 Next time he won't prance up and hand me no damn ribbon.
6 On entering Yonville she made her horse prance in the road.
7 It isn't true! cried Mollie, beginning to prance about and paw the ground.
8 The thought that the beggar had started to prance darted through his mind.
9 Another ball struck his horse, causing it to prance with pain and terror.
10 They liked to prance , and bow their necks and dance to the carriage.
11 I get to prance around Baku, and all the different Stans.
12 The actors throw up their hands; they prance back and let him fall.
13 One may toss one's head; aye, prance a bit on a nipping morning.
14 Blackie began to prance , but, though he threatened to buck, he did not.
15 Think of their faces when I prance in and say I am married!
16 The horses plunge and prance with fear, and my companion falls in spasmodic convulsions.
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