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Antonyms for strut

Grammar : Verb
Spell : struht
Phonetic Transcription : strÊŒt

Definition of strut

Origin :
  • "walk in a vain, important manner," Old English strutian "to stand out stiffly," from Proto-Germanic *strut- (cf. Danish strutte, German strotzen "to be puffed up, be swelled," German Strauß "fight"), from PIE root *ster- "strong, firm, stiff, rigid" (see sterile). Originally of the air or the attitude; modern sense, focused on the walk, first recorded 1510s. Cognate with Old English ðrutung "anger, arrogance" (see throat). To strut (one's) stuff is black slang, first recorded 1926, from strut as the name of a dance popular from c.1900.
  • verb walk pompously
Example sentences :
  • The strut that holds the propeller-shaft is shown in Fig. 91 .
  • Extract from : « Boys' Book of Model Boats » by Raymond Francis Yates
  • A strut joint is a form of miter joint used in making trusses.
  • Extract from : « Handwork in Wood » by William Noyes
  • They like better to strut about with their faces painted all the colors of the rainbow.
  • Extract from : « The Nursery, June 1873, Vol. XIII. » by Various
  • They may safely be left to strut about their uneasy hour and be forgotten.
  • Extract from : « In Our First Year of the War » by Woodrow Wilson
  • There was a time when the realization caused him to strut a little, but he'd got over it.
  • Extract from : « Eight Keys to Eden » by Mark Irvin Clifton
  • Which, with something between a courtesy and a strut, he endeavored to represent.
  • Extract from : « The Story of a Mine » by Bret Harte
  • They strut about as if they were nursing the little kings and queens of the future.
  • Extract from : « Fair Italy, the Riviera and Monte Carlo » by W. Cope Devereux
  • "Strut it up, roosters," he urged from the corner of his mouth.
  • Extract from : « Ride Proud, Rebel! » by Andre Alice Norton
  • The strut seemed to press in against his chest; he could not breathe.
  • Extract from : « Gold in the Sky » by Alan Edward Nourse
  • That it has given a peacock's strut to the popinjay Anthony Woodville.
  • Extract from : « The Last Of The Barons, Complete » by Edward Bulwer-Lytton

Synonyms for strut

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