swanking

verb

present participle of swank
as in vaunting

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for swanking
  1. swaggering
  2. bragging
  3. boasting
  4. crowing
Verb
  • His strength in the late nineties was a kind of calm under pressure, and his power in the next decade was translating that swaggering cool for ever-larger stages.
    — Hua Hsu, New Yorker, 21 Sep. 2026
  • Urushadze presents a sympathetic portrait of Niaz, a man who once embodied a certain type of swaggering masculinity but now seems adrift in the modern world.
    — Christopher Vourlias, Variety, 21 Aug. 2026
Definition of swaggering
Verb
  • Some post screenshots of their trades, bragging about their bets on Sorsby’s misfortune.
    — Dan Horn, Cincinnati Enquirer, 20 Sep. 2026
  • Davis has spoken extensively about his role in the case, including in interviews with Los Angeles police and the media, in a 2019 tell-all book and during several bragging interviews done to promote the publication.
    — Richard Winton, Los Angeles Times, 31 Aug. 2026
Definition of bragging
Verb
  • With a 24-inch FHD IPS display boasting a 90% screen-to-body ratio, the monitor houses all the computer's chips, along with a good selection of ports for all your peripherals.
    — K. Thor Jensen, PC Magazine, 30 Sep. 2026
  • This is certainly true for some sodas that have their roots in the South, with brands like Dr Pepper or Cheerwine boasting more than a century of history.
    — Aly Walansky, Southern Living, 29 Sep. 2026
Definition of boasting
Verb
  • Newsom has been crowing about a 9 percent drop in unsheltered homelessness over the past year, though the numbers are in dispute.
    — Joe Hagan, Vanity Fair, 30 Sep. 2026
  • Finally, a mystical Rabbi arrives and shocks the king and queen by taking off all his clothing, getting under the table and crowing like a rooster.
    — Josh Penn Soskin, Variety, 16 July 2026
Definition of crowing
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