strutted; strutting
1
: to become turgid : swell
2
a
: to walk with a proud gait
b
: to walk with a pompous and affected air
: to parade (something, such as clothes) with a show of pride
strutter
noun
1
: a structural piece designed to resist pressure in the direction of its length
2
: a pompous step or walk
3
: arrogant behavior : swagger
strutted; strutting
: to provide, stiffen, support, or hold apart with or as if with a strut
Examples of strut in a Sentence
Verb (1)
the cat strutted proudly onto the porch with a bird in its mouth
strutting his blue ribbon for all to see
Noun
the strut of a supermodel
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Catherine Santino, PEOPLE, 17 Oct. 2025
What to Know The video begins with Meg Bellamy playing Kate in the final season of The Crown, strutting down the catwalk as Ed McVey, playing William, watches in awe.
—Jack Royston, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Oct. 2025
Jacek Krywko, ArsTechnica, 25 Sep. 2025
In the video, a shirtless David struts and dances across the stage to the groovy new tune.
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Verb
While strutting her stuff on the runway, model Devyn Garcia recovered gracefully when her pink-and-yellow shawl fell to the ground.
—Catherine Santino, PEOPLE, 17 Oct. 2025
What to Know The video begins with Meg Bellamy playing Kate in the final season of The Crown, strutting down the catwalk as Ed McVey, playing William, watches in awe.
—Jack Royston, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Oct. 2025
Noun
The work cells contained something called a workpiece, a product on which the robots do work, in this case something to be constructed of aluminum struts placed on a table.
—Jacek Krywko, ArsTechnica, 25 Sep. 2025
In the video, a shirtless David struts and dances across the stage to the groovy new tune.
—Brittany Spanos, Rolling Stone, 24 Sep. 2025
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“Strut.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/strut. Accessed 18 Oct. 2025.
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strut
1 of 2 verb
strutted; strutting
1
: to walk in a stiff proud way
2
: to parade (as clothes) with a show of pride
strutter
noun
strut
2 of 2 noun1
: a bar or brace to resist pressure in the direction of its length
2
: a strutting step or walk
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