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The autumn wind is a pirate. Blustering in from sea with a rollicking song he sweeps along swaggering boisterously. His face is weather beaten, he wears a hooded sash with a silver hat about his head... The autumn wind is a Raider, pillaging just for fun.
Steve Sabol

Meaning of "swaggering" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF SWAGGERING

swaggering  [ˈswæɡərɪŋ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SWAGGERING

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Swaggering is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES SWAGGERING MEAN IN ENGLISH?

swaggering

Swaggering

Swaggering is an ostentatious style of walking affected by men wishing to assert their dominance. It is a form of machismo or sexual display which takes up more space than needed for simple motion. The exact gait will vary with personality and fashion but it is generally more of a loose, rolling style than a stiff strut. Among London cockneys, this was stylised as the coster walk which became the dance craze of the Lambeth walk. Among African-Americans, this is known as a jive-ass walk or pimp walk. The actor John Wayne was known for his swaggering walk which became a distinctive element of his screen image. A cane may be used as a walking stick as part of the performance. In the military, this became stylised as the swagger stick — useless as a support and just used for gesturing and prodding. Portraits which are ostentatiously posed in the grand manner are known as swagger portraits. The Tate Gallery held an exhibition of these in 1992, featuring the work of William Dobson, Anthony van Dyck and Peter Lely.

Definition of swaggering in the English dictionary

The definition of swaggering in the dictionary is showing arrogance and boastfulness.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH SWAGGERING


catering
ˈkeɪtərɪŋ
considering
kənˈsɪdərɪŋ
during
ˈdjʊərɪŋ
engineering
ˌɛndʒɪˈnɪərɪŋ
fellmongering
ˈfelˌmʌŋɡərɪŋ
fingering
ˈfɪŋɡərɪŋ
lingering
ˈlɪŋɡərɪŋ
manufacturing
ˌmænjʊˈfæktʃərɪŋ
mongering
ˈmʌŋɡərɪŋ
monitoring
ˈmɒnɪtərɪŋ
offering
ˈɒfərɪŋ
rumor-mongering
ˈruːməˌmʌŋɡərɪŋ
rumour-mongering
ˈruːməˌmʌŋɡərɪŋ
scaremongering
ˈskɛəmʌŋɡərɪŋ
sniggering
ˈsnɪɡərɪŋ
staggering
ˈstæɡərɪŋ
sugaring
ˈʃʊɡərɪŋ
triggering
ˈtrɪɡərɪŋ
warmongering
ˈwɔːmʌŋɡərɪŋ
wearing
ˈwɛərɪŋ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SWAGGERING

swag
swage
swage block
swager
swagged
swagger
swagger cane
swagger coat
swagger stick
swaggerer
swaggeringly
swaggie
swagging
swagman
swagmen
swags of
swagshop
Swahili
Swahilian
swain

WORDS THAT END LIKE SWAGGERING

bring
civil engineering
covering
electrical engineering
empowering
flattering
flowering
gathering
hovering
lettering
lowering
mechanical engineering
ordering
pioneering
recovering
rendering
steering
suffering
wandering
watering
wondering

Synonyms and antonyms of swaggering in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «SWAGGERING»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «swaggering» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of swaggering

Translation of «swaggering» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF SWAGGERING

Find out the translation of swaggering to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of swaggering from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «swaggering» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

耀武扬威
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

swaggering
570 millions of speakers

English

swaggering
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

अकड़कर
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

مختالا
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

хвастливый
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

swaggering
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

দৃঢ়প্রতিজ্ঞ
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

fanfaron
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Swaggering
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

großspurigen
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

威張る
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

횡행
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Swaggering
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

ngang tàng
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

பேட்டிகள் தாம்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

चंचलता
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

kasıntı
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

swaggering
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

swaggering
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

хвалькуватий
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

cuceritor
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

κορδωμένου
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

grootdoenerige
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

skrävlande
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

swaggering
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of swaggering

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «SWAGGERING»

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about swaggering

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QUOTES WITH «SWAGGERING»

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Steve Sabol
The autumn wind is a pirate. Blustering in from sea with a rollicking song he sweeps along swaggering boisterously. His face is weather beaten, he wears a hooded sash with a silver hat about his head... The autumn wind is a Raider, pillaging just for fun.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SWAGGERING»

Discover the use of swaggering in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to swaggering and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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American Defense Policy
The objectives for swaggering are more diffuse, ill defined, and problematic than that. Swaggering almost always involves only the peaceful use of force and is expressed usually in one of two ways: displaying one's military might at military ...
Peter L. Hays, Brenda J. Vallance, Alan R. Van Tassell, 1997
2
Swaggering Swanks
David Giles. Swaggering Swanks David Giles DAVID GILES. SWAGGERING SWANKS. Front Cover.
David Giles, 2008
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The Swaggering Damsell a Comedy Written by R C
Containing many classic works from important dramatists and poets, this collection has something for every lover of the stage and verse. ++++The below data was compiled from various identification fields in the bibliographic record of this ...
Robert Chamberlain, 2011
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Glorious Gods and Swaggering Heroes: Satiric Tales from the ...
A very funny book about the classical Greek outback three thousand years ago. Where we Australians have bunyips and rainbow serpents the Greeks had nymphs, monsters with six heads and sphinxes.
David A. Myers, 2006
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Chedayne of Kotono: A Story of the Early Days of the Republic
'Tis the swag — The swagger— the swaggering old man. He's still the swaggering*old man ! ' And now with head cocked on one side And his cheeks puffed out with pride, Along the streets he goes like an overloaded van. While as he passes ...
Ausburn Towner, 1877
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Publications
I have a Wife of wanton life ; she strives me to trappan, Sir ; / nothing say, but hike my way : ' There goes the Swaggering Man, Sir ! ' With my red silk hose, and square-toed shoes, I Hector, swear, and swagger ; And every coxcomb that I meet, ...
Ballad Society, 1897
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National Security in the Information Age
HIGHER ORDER GOALS Swaggering traditionally has involved the peaceful use of military force to display one's might. Typically, nations display their military prowess at military exercises, national demonstrations, or through the purchase or ...
Emily O. Goldman, 2004
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The Pot of Gold ; The Prisoners ; The Brothers Menaechmus ; ...
Plautus's broad humor, reflecting Roman manners and contemporary life, is revealed in these five plays: The Pot of Gold (Aulularia), The Prisoners (Captivi), The Brothers Menaechmus (Menaechmi), The Swaggering Soldier (Miles Gloriosus), and ...
Titus Maccius Plautus, 1965
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A Most Pleasant and Excellent Conceited Comedy, of Sir Iohn ...
With the Swaggering Vaine of Ancient Pistoll, and Corporall Nym William Shakespeare. A Molt pleasant and excellent conceited Comedy, of Sir lubn Falstafe, and the merry Wiues of Windsor. VViththe swaggering vainc os Ancient Pifto//,and ...
William Shakespeare, 1619
10
The Pot of Gold and Other Plays
Introductory. Note. to. The. Swaggering. Soldier. An incidentalallusioninthisplay ( atline 211) to the imprisonmentofa 'foreign', i.e. Roman, poet may plausibly be connected with the fate of the dramatist and poet Naevius, who suffered ...
Plautus,, 2004

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SWAGGERING»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term swaggering is used in the context of the following news items.
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Matthew Bourne's The Car Man review – swaggering revival adds …
Matthew Bourne's The Car Man review – swaggering revival adds Broadway flair. 4 / 5 stars. Sadler's Wells, London Matthew Bourne's slick repair shop staging ... «The Guardian, Jul 15»
2
Quicksand by Steve Toltz review – a swaggering, inventive novel
Most of the story – swaggering, cerebral, capriciously inventive – comes in flashbacks: Aldo's unhinged extended family, his ruinous business enterprises; his ... «The Guardian, Jun 15»
3
It's the Sorrell Show: Pay protests dismissed by swaggering WPP …
There is a big element of ritual to the WPP annual shareholder meeting. If the City had a season to rival Ascot and The Derby, this event, staged by the world's ... «This is Money, Jun 15»
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Palma Violets: Danger in the Club review – loud, swaggering post …
Chilli Jesson and Sam Fryer's sweat'n'spittle-drenched harmonies can't help but recall Joe Strummer and Mick Jones, and there are loud, swaggering songs ... «The Guardian, Apr 15»
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The swaggering idiot returns: George W. Bush emerges from artistic …
The swaggering idiot returns: George W. Bush emerges from artistic exile to rehab his EnlargeGeorge W. Bush walks the deck of the aircraft carrier USS ... «Salon, Apr 15»
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Russia's Revised Military Doctrine: Putin's posturing and swaggering
shutterstock 202294015 On February 5th 2010, just a day after Romania gave the go-ahead for an overhaul of the US plan to deploy medium-range ballistic ... «New Eastern Europe, Apr 15»
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Miss A Shimmer With Synthy, Swaggering Comeback Single 'Only …
After almost a year-and-a-half away from the K-pop scene, miss A returns with a bubbly new single that not only is guaranteed to send hearts aflutter, but ... «Billboard, Apr 15»
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Listen to Rihanna Collect Her Debt on a Swaggering New Single
Even in relatively quiet years, Rihanna casts a wide shadow over the world of pop music. The depth of her catalogue of hits is almost unrivaled, with 26 landing ... «TIME, Mar 15»
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Billy Idol and Cheap Trick review: Ageless and swaggering '80s …
By convenient contrast, ageless and swaggering in '80s video invasion regalia, the debonair cartoon-punk headliner and his nest-headed guitarist Steve ... «Sydney Morning Herald, Mar 15»
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Socceroos face sternest Asian Cup test yet in semi-final against …
Socceroos face sternest Asian Cup test yet in semi-final against swaggering UAE. John Duerden. Australia's semi-final opponents the United Arab Emirates are ... «The Guardian, Jan 15»

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