strut

1 to walk with exaggerated arm and leg movements the cat strutted proudly onto the porch with a bird in its mouth 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

2 to present so as to invite notice or attention strutting his blue ribbon for all to see Synonyms display, disport, exhibit, expose, flash, flaunt, lay out, parade, produce, show off, sport, show, unveilRelated Words brandish, flourish, wave; advertise, air, announce, blaze, broadcast, herald, placard, post, proclaim, publicize, sound, trumpet; divulge, talk (about), tell (of); bare, discover, reveal, uncloak, uncover, unmaskNear Antonyms camouflage, disguise, mask; conceal, cover, curtain, enshroud, hide, obscure, occlude, occult, shroud, veil