STRUTTING Synonyms: 72 Similar and Opposite Words

strutting

verb

present participle of strut

as in prancing

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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as in displaying

to present so as to invite notice or attention strutting his blue ribbon for all to see

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Recent Examples of strutting But while longtime members of SVU’s fandom might be swept away by the possibility of sitting at Benson’s desk or strutting around the station’s interrogation rooms, Giddish’s sons think the whole thing is pretty ho-hum. — Marah Eakin, Vulture, 27 Oct. 2026 At the moment, the good detective is strutting around the float, kicking the wheels and pounding the floorboards. — Danielle Parker, CBS News, 21 Oct. 2026 The Tigers are off to their fourth consecutive 5-1 start under Drinkwitz, and their head coach is definitely strutting his stuff on the microphone week in and week out. — Austin Perry Outkick, FOXNews.com, 13 Oct. 2026 Argentina’s queen of perreo-rave has become a South American it-girl, landing buzzy domestic collaborations with Dillom and Emilia Mernes, and strutting into the international spotlight with guest spots on tracks from Shy Girl and Yeri Mua. — Richard Villegas, Rolling Stone, 12 Oct. 2026 This particular footwear has been becoming increasingly trendy in recent years, with many a platform shoe strutting down the 2026 Primetime Emmy red carpet. — Erin Wisti, Footwear News, 10 Oct. 2026 Vogue and Ciara revealed the surprise in a joint Instagram post after the show, sharing footage of the 40-year-old musician strutting through the presentation in a series of increasingly dramatic looks. — Alicia Urrea, Billboard, 5 Oct. 2026 In the new update, Jordan is playing Tubbs while Butler is playing Crockett, the two swagger-strutting detectives. — Borys Kit, HollywoodReporter, 30 Sep. 2026 Several photos and videos of her strutting down the runway at PrettyLittleThing’s Miami Swim Week event went viral in early June 2026, sparking conversation about her transformation. — Allison Degrushe, StyleCaster, 1 Sep. 2026

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Verb

The steady hum of activity hits a particularly resonant pitch on the Second Sunday of each month when the street closes to vehicular traffic and becomes a European-style pedestrian mall with outdoor eateries and prancing pets on leash.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Oct. 2026
Iggy Pop, still prancing, howling and whooping with his chest exposed and jeans sliding down his waist, claims the title of the festival’s leading elder statesman.

— Bob Gendron, Chicago Tribune, 11 Sep. 2026

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If convicted, Sapov faces a maximum of five years in prison for each of the two counts of stalking, followed by supervised release.

— Maven Navarro, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 5 Nov. 2026
That is what makes the stalking statute similar to the murder statute in terms of the evils or harms both are looking to prevent.

— Michael Ruiz, FOXNews.com, 3 Nov. 2026

Definition of stalking

Verb

But while its scale is undeniable, the nature of the win—characterized by very different candidates exhibiting similar levels of success with voters—appears to have left the party struggling to draw a cohesive conclusion from the election.

— Hugh Cameron, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Nov. 2026
Lokia, which will be exhibiting at the American Film Market at Fairmont Suite 411, has also formed a strategic partnership with Fintage House to oversee reporting and manage collection accounts.

— Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 6 Nov. 2026

Definition of exhibiting

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Nina nodded and looked across the restaurant to watch two tall women, flight attendants, striding resolutely through the concourse, their legs in perfect rhythm.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 16 Oct. 2026
Rossi is deeply inspired by Umberto Boccioni’s Unique Forms of Continuity in Space, the Futurist sculpture of a figure striding forward, its body fragmented into aerodynamic forms that suggest speed and movement.

— Alison S. Cohn, Vogue, 27 Sep. 2026

Definition of striding

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Groups gather in private rooms lined with flashing lights and TV monitors, pick up the microphone and sing with abandon into the early morning hours.

— Suhauna Hussain, Los Angeles Times, 3 Nov. 2026
The cameras detect vehicles that break the law by passing the school buses when the stop sign and lights are flashing, capturing video evidence that is then reviewed by citation officers before a citation is issued.

— Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 2 Nov. 2026

Definition of flashing

Verb

Naturally, that legal skirmishing cost money, so Bianco asked the county Board of Supervisors to pony up and pay the bills arising from all his sheriffy swaggering, ballot confiscating and Trump pandering.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 8 Nov. 2026
Here’s Steve Jobs, swaggering around to a different Drake song with a bottle of champagne in his hand (371,000 views).

— Mia Sato, The Verge, 15 Oct. 2026

Definition of swaggering

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Surveillance footage from a nearby business, Wall2Wall Grillz, captured part of the encounter showing the teen walking through a parking lot before entering a vehicle with an older man.

— Abby Dodge, CBS News, 11 Nov. 2026
The court systems have made such a mockery of roster construction that Sports Illustrated went so far as to create a tracker showing who can and cannot play and how each case was decided.

— Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 10 Nov. 2026

Definition of showing

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