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swaggering

verb , present participle of swagger

Synonyms and Antonyms of swaggering

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 of swaggering

blowing, boasting, bragging, bulling [slang], crowing, gasconading, vaporing, vaunting

Words Related to swaggering

blustering, haranguing, puffing

exulting, glorying, rejoicing

brandishing, displaying, exhibiting, exposing, flaunting, glorifying, parading, showing off

magnifying, maximizing

Phrases Synonymous with swaggering

Near Antonyms of swaggering

belittling, deprecating, diminishing, discounting, laughing off, minimizing, playing down, pooh-poohing (also poohing), shrugging off, underrating, undervaluing

bemoaning, lamenting, mourning, regretting

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 of swaggering

prancing, sashaying, stalking, strutting

Words Related to swaggering

flouncing, mincing, traipsing

pussyfooting, tiptoeing

parading, promenading

padding, stepping, treading

pacing, striding

lumbering, lurching, pounding, shambling, shuffling, staggering

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