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Grammar : Verb
Spell : swag-er
Phonetic Transcription : ˈswæg ər



Definition of swagger

Origin :
  • 1590, first recorded in Shakespeare ("Midsummer Night's Dream"), probably a frequentative form of swag (v.). Related: Swaggered; swaggering. The noun is attested from 1725.
  • verb show off; walk pompously
Example sentences :
  • With a grin and a swagger of pure bravado Mulready turned and obeyed.
  • Extract from : « The Black Bag » by Louis Joseph Vance
  • His manner was changed; there was something of a swagger in it.
  • Extract from : « The Room in the Dragon Volant » by J. Sheridan LeFanu
  • He had come into the salon with a swagger, his sword-ornament clanking.
  • Extract from : « Astounding Stories of Super-Science, March 1930 » by Various
  • He nodded at me in a friendly way, and went out with a swagger.
  • Extract from : « A Set of Six » by Joseph Conrad
  • He balanced himself where he stood in a swagger that marked time.
  • Extract from : « The Nigger Of The "Narcissus" » by Joseph Conrad
  • He went with a swagger, as though he walked on air, down the street.
  • Extract from : « Lippincott's Magazine, Vol. 22, September, 1878 » by Various
  • I swing my swagger stick in the presence of Mr. Watts by way of applause.
  • Extract from : « Adventures in the Arts » by Marsden Hartley
  • One or two of these things he has, and he takes them without the least swagger.
  • Extract from : « The Children » by Alice Meynell
  • For he did not smile exultantly, did not swagger one step, but was grave and modest.
  • Extract from : « The Rich Little Poor Boy » by Eleanor Gates
  • His voice was low and pleasant, and he had no bravado or swagger about him.
  • Extract from : « The Story of the Outlaw » by Emerson Hough

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