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Meanings of swagger in английском

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An itinerant Australian laborer who carries his personal belongings in a bundle as he travels around in search of work.

каталонский
saltar

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

saltar
каталонский
faronejar

Act in an arrogant, overly self-assured, or conceited manner.

faronejar

A proud stiff pompous gait.

Usage of swagger in английском
1
It brings a certain credibility, authority and a confident swagger to proceedings.
BBC
2
His manner was changed; there was something of a swagger in it.
In a glass darkly
3
Morrison, playing with an increasing swagger, soon took control of the match.
The Guardian
4
Men who make money rarely saunter; men who save money rarely swagger.
"My Novel" — Volume 11
5
When the pair returned the deputy seemed to have lost his swagger.
The High School Boys in Summer Camp
6
He lost his invincibility, lost his swagger, and even lost his hat.
The prince of frogtown
7
One word of regret from me would've made him sneer and swagger.
Boy’s Life
8
He balanced himself where he stood in a swagger that marked time.
The Nigger Of The "Narcissus": A Tale Of The Forecastle
9
There is something unpredictable and stern about him, a certain psychological swagger.
The Irish Times
10
He walks slowly over to the bin, his normal casual swagger gone.
Pivot Point
11
His mixture of terror and swagger was a perpetual entertainment to us.
The New Book of Martyrs
12
He has a natural antipathy to pomp, and swagger, and fierce demeanor.
John Leech's Pictures of Life and Character
13
HE is tall, softy spoken, warm but not effusive, confident without swagger.
The Irish Times
14
Young men, chests puffed out, swagger around the cars like prideful lions.
The whore of babylon, a memoir
15
In spite of all his bluster and swagger, he's still easily impressed.
The last illusion
16
He studied it, and some of his accustomed swagger began to return.
Greylorn
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Swagger across language varieties
Ireland
Common
United Kingdom
Common
United States of America
Less common