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swagger
What does swagger mean?
swagger (verb): to behave (especially to walk or carry oneself) in a pompous, superior manner.
Definition: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
How do you use swagger in a sentence?
- Who said you can swagger around like that just because you're one year ahead of me? (Tatoeba sentence #27386 by frpzzd, CC BY 2.0 FR)
How do you pronounce swagger?
/ˈswæɡɚ/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
What are synonyms of swagger?
From Princeton WordNet 3.1.
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What does “swagger” mean?
to make a claim as justification or proof; to make an assertion without proof
Not quite: that's what allege means.
send on a course or in a direction different from the planned or intended one
Not quite: that's what divert means.
to make an inference based on inconclusive evidence; to surmise or conjecture
Not quite: that's what speculate means.
to behave (especially to walk or carry oneself) in a pompous, superior manner
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Which word is closest in meaning to “swagger”?
bless
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trace
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strut
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rival
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