swaggering

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swaggering

verb

gerund, participle, present present participle and gerund of swagger

adjective more swaggering · most swaggering

Boastful, proud, self-confident.
Similar: boastful, proud, self-confident, confident, swashbuckling · Opposite: mincing

noun swaggerings

countable, uncountable Boastful, blustering behaviour. Since the return of the redoubtable head of the French people to Paris, I have been no less amused by his ill-digested boastings and swaggerings, than I was before delighted by the complete discomfiture of his ambitious plans.

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@misc{swaggering_2026,
  title = {swaggering},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/swaggering},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}