swaggered
past simple and past participle ofswagger
swagger
verb[I]
uk/ˈswæɡ.ər/us/ˈswæɡ.ɚ/towalkorbehavein a way thatshowsthat you are veryconfidentandthinkthat you areimportant:
They swaggered into theroom.
Agroupofyoungmen swaggeredaroundoutsidethebar.
His swaggeringself-confidenceirritatesmanypeople.
to walk
- walkThe baby has just learned to walk.
- strideShe strode purposefully up to the desk and demanded to speak to the manager.
- marchHe marched right in to the office and demanded to see the governor.
- strollWe strolled along the beach.
- wanderShe wandered from room to room, not sure of what she was looking for.
- ambleShe ambled down the street, looking in shop windows.
Moving firmly on foot
- breeze
- clomp
- clump
- flounce
- goose step
- lope
- mark
- pace
- parade
- prance
- quick march!idiom
- sashay
- stamp
- stomp
- stride
- strut
- swagger
- swaggeringly
- unmounted
- waltz
Examplesofswaggered
swaggered
In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use.
Kabukimono gambled, blackmailed people in the streets, andswaggeredin entertainment districts such as the licensed quarter and public bath and theatre areas.
From theCambridge English Corpus
She intervened when she saw a bare-chested modelswaggeredon to the ramp with a pair of pythons entwined around his neck.
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