Antonyms for swaggering

Grammar : Verb

Spell : swag-er-ing

Phonetic Transcription : ˈswæg ər ɪŋ

Definition of swaggering

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 :

There is no necessity for this swaggering self-consciousness of freedom.
Extract from : « American Notes » by Rudyard Kipling

"A man's a man when he's got a weapon like that," he would say with a swaggering air.
Extract from : « The Fat and the Thin » by Emile Zola

They told the old tales of the bivouac; they sang its naughty or swaggering songs.
Extract from : « Gilian The Dreamer » by Neil Munro

On the contrary, I look upon you as a swaggering bully and a hoary villain.
Extract from : « The Frozen Pirate » by W. Clark Russell

“Swaggering old beggar,” he must have overheard a young sub.
Extract from : « All Roads Lead to Calvary » by Jerome K. Jerome

"Give me time and I dare say I shall beat him out," was the swaggering response.
Extract from : « Jewel » by Clara Louise Burnham

When the wine was brought, he raised his cup with a swaggering laugh.
Extract from : « Ainslee's, Vol. 15, No. 6, July 1905 » by Various

"What the deuce," he said, swaggering mentally to hide his own shame from himself.
Extract from : « Sister Carrie » by Theodore Dreiser

His step was swaggering and he looked immensely satisfied with himself.
Extract from : « Army Boys on the Firing Line » by Homer Randall

They at once stepped on board with an independent, swaggering air.
Extract from : « Will Weatherhelm » by W.H.G. Kingston

Synonyms for swaggering

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