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1
to walk with exaggerated arm and leg movements
- the cat strutted proudly onto the porch with a bird in its mouth
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2
to present so as to invite notice or attention
- strutting his blue ribbon for all to see
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strut
nounSynonyms & Antonyms of strut (Entry 2 of 2)
1
as in swagger, bravado
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- arrogance,
- assumption,
- bumptiousness,
- consequence,
- haughtiness,
- hauteur,
- high horse,
- huffiness,
- imperiousness,
- loftiness,
- lordliness,
- masterfulness,
- peremptoriness,
- pomposity,
- pompousness,
- presumptuousness,
- pretense
- (or pretence),
- pretension,
- pretentiousness,
- self-consequence,
- self-importance,
- superciliousness,
- superiority,
- toploftiness
- chest-thumping,
- inflation,
- self-assertion,
- side
- [chiefly British],
- snobbery,
- snobbishness,
- snobbism,
- snootiness
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2
as in truss, stand
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“Strut.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/strut. Accessed 9 Mar. 2021.
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The first known use of strut was in the 13th century
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