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swaggering

UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈswægərɪŋ/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(swag′ər ing)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
swag•ger•ing  (swag′ər ing),USA pronunciation adj. 
  1. pertaining to, characteristic of, or behaving in the manner of a person who swaggers.
  • swagger + -ing2 1590–1600
swag′ger•ing•ly, adv. 

WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
swag•ger /ˈswægɚ/USA pronunciation   v. [no object]
  1. to walk or move about with a proud, arrogant, strutting manner.

n. [countable]
  1. a swaggering walk or manner;
    a showy display of too much pride or arrogance.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
swag•ger  (swag′ər),USA pronunciation v.i. 
  1. to walk or strut with a defiant or insolent air.
  2. to boast or brag noisily.

v.t. 
  1. to bring, drive, force, etc., by blustering.

n. 
  1. swaggering manner, conduct, or walk;
    ostentatious display of arrogance and conceit.
  • swag1 + -er6 1580–90
swag′ger•er, n. 
    1. See strut 1.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
swagger /ˈswæɡə/ vb
  1. (intransitive) to walk or behave in an arrogant manner
  2. (intransitive) often followed by about: to brag loudly
 n
  1. arrogant gait, conduct, or manner
 adj
  1. Brit informal rare elegantly fashionable
Etymology: 16th Century: probably from swag
swagger /ˈswæɡə/, swaggie /ˈswæɡɪ/ n
  1. other names for swagman
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