swanking

verb

present participle of swank
as in vaunting

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  1. swaggering
  2. bragging
  3. boasting
  4. crowing
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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  • Styles has essentially bought his freedom and is bragging about it, in a roundabout way.
    — Marisa Meltzer, Vanity Fair, 12 Oct. 2026
  • Some post screenshots of their trades, bragging about their bets on Sorsby’s misfortune.
    — Dan Horn, Cincinnati Enquirer, 20 Sep. 2026
Definition of bragging
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  • The losses came despite record spending from Silicon Valley to shape the 2026 midterms, with the GOP boasting a commanding advantage among the election's biggest donors.
    — MacKenzie Sigalos, CNBC, 4 Nov. 2026
  • Yet boasting about big numbers may not impress people as much as emphasizing the consistency of donations.
    — Yanyi Leng, The Conversation, 4 Nov. 2026
Definition of boasting
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  • 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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“Swanking.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/swanking. Accessed 14 Nov. 2026.

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