Swagger
Pronunciation : Swag"ger
Part of Speech : v.
Etymology : [Freq. of swag.]
Definition : 1. To walk with a swaying motion; hence, to walk and act in a pompous, consequential manner. A man who swaggers about London clubs. Beaconsfield.
2. To boast or brag noisily; to be ostentatiously proud or vainglorious; to bluster; to bully. What a pleasant it is . . . to swagger at the bar! Arbuthnot. To be great is not . . . to swagger at our footmen. Colier.
i. [imp. & p. p. Swaggered; p. pr. & vb. n. Swaggering.]
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
Pronunciation : Swag"ger
Part of Speech : v.
Definition : Defn: To bully. [R.] Swift.
t.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
Pronunciation : Swag"ger
Part of Speech : n.
Definition : Defn: The act or manner of a swaggerer. He gave a half swagger, half leer, as he stepped forth to receive us. W. Irving.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913