swaggering

Everyday

1. Walking or behaving in a proud, show-off way, as if you are very important. tree →
2. Too confident and boastful. tree →

In the lessons

A character word: it tells the reader someone is proud and showing off. Toad in The Wind in the Willows is the classic swaggering character — swaggering in his motor-car goggles and boasting songs. Pirates and bullies are often described as swaggering in stories.

Examples

• Toad came swaggering down the drive in his goggles. tree →
• The swaggering pirate laughed at the crew. tree →
• He walked in with a swaggering grin. tree →
• The team's swaggering captain lost the match. tree →
• I don't like his swaggering way of talking. tree →
• The cockerel strutted about, swaggering. tree →

Note

From the verb «swagger» (regular). Noun «swagger»: «He walked with a swagger.» Similar: strutting, boastful. Do not confuse with «staggering» (walking unsteadily, or amazing).