swagger

swagger

verb

Definition of SWAGGER

1

to praise or express pride in one's own possessions, qualities, or accomplishments often to excess <I, too, would swagger if I'd won first place in the bowling tournament>

Synonyms blow, brag, bull [slang], crow, gasconade, swagger, vapor, vaunt

Related Words bluster, harangue, puff; pride; gush; exult, glory, rejoice; brandish, display, exhibit, expose, flaunt, glorify, parade, show off; magnify, maximize

Near Antonyms belittle, deprecate, diminish, discount, laugh off, minimize, play down, pooh-pooh (also pooh), shrug off, underrate, undervalue; bemoan, lament, mourn, regret

2

to walk with exaggerated arm and leg movements <hoping to impress the women at the bar, the young man confidently swaggered across the room>

Synonyms prance, sashay, stalk, swagger

Related Words flounce, mince, traipse; pussyfoot, tiptoe; sweep; parade, promenade; pad, step, tread; pace, stride; lumber, lurch, pound, shamble, shuffle, stagger