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Swagger
Open directlyWebster's 1828 Dictionary · 1828 1 of 3
Part of speech: noun (n.)
The act or manner of a swaggerer. He gave a half swagger, half leer, as he stepped forth to receive us. W. Irving.
Webster's 1828 Dictionary · 1828 2 of 3
Part of speech: verb (v.)
1. To walk with a swaying motion; hence, to walk and act in a pompous, consequential manner. A man who swaggers about London clubs. Beaconsfield.
2. To boast or brag noisily; to be ostentatiously proud or vainglorious; to bluster; to bully. What a pleasant it is . . . to swagger at the bar! Arbuthnot. To be great is not . . . to swagger at our footmen. Colier.
Webster's 1828 Dictionary · 1828 3 of 3
Part of speech: verb (v.)
To bully. [R.] Swift.