swanking

present participle of swank

Example Sentences

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Verb
  • Oscar Isaac‘s Victor Frankenstein is part 18th-century dandy and part swaggering Swinging Sixties rock star, as if Lord Byron had been genetically spliced with Brian Jones.
    David Fear, Rolling Stone, 9 Sep. 2025
  • With his deathly pallor and Byronic charm, Stamp was perfect as the self-destructive, swaggering scoundrel who is haunted by visions of a spectral little girl.
    Christina Newland, Vulture, 22 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • Even her mom had let go of her dream of her daughter becoming a nurse, now bragging to her friends that her little girl was working for the NFL.
    Luke Chinman, PEOPLE, 2 Oct. 2025
  • Freedom of Speech is far more American than a hundred-thousand-dollar-per-plate dinner at Mar-a-Lago or trips to Epstein Island or bullying a network into cancelling Steven Colbert or bragging about having extorted $16 million from a movie studio.
    Billy Ray, Deadline, 29 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Generic Modern Prefab Tiny Home Inside, the home is impressively spacious, boasting three bedrooms, a full kitchen, a living room, and a bathroom.
    Rosie Marder, Travel + Leisure, 6 Oct. 2025
  • Their streets are lined with lush trees and their Victorian homes are like doll houses, painted in pastels and boasting masterful woodwork that draws crowds of admirers.
    Lyndsay C. Green, Freep.com, 3 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Mist curls through the jungle canopy as Ubud stirs with roosters crowing and incense rising from its ancient temple shrines.
    Lewis Nunn, Forbes.com, 24 Aug. 2025
  • The foreign ministry spokeswoman in Moscow is crowing about that – that he's no longer isolated.
    NBC news, NBC news, 17 Aug. 2025
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“Swanking.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/swanking. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.

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