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swaggering |
Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb swagger 1 of 3 senses of swagger Sense 1 swagger, ruffle, prance, strut, sashay, cock => pimproll Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb swagger 1 of 3 senses of swagger Sense 1 swagger, ruffle, prance, strut, sashay, cock => pimproll Entailment of verb swagger Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Frequency) of verb swagger 3 senses of swagger Sense 1 swagger, ruffle, prance, strut, sashay, cock => walk Sense 2 browbeat, bully, swagger => wheedle, cajole, palaver, blarney, coax, sweet-talk, inveigle Sense 3 swagger, bluster, swash => act behave, do Familiarity of verb swagger swagger used as a verb is uncommon (polysemy count = 3) Synonyms (Grouped by Similarity of Meaning) of verb swagger Sense 1 swagger, ruffle, prance, strut, sashay, cock => walk -------------- Sense 2 browbeat, bully, swagger => wheedle, cajole, palaver, blarney, coax, sweet-talk, inveigle -------------- Sense 3 swagger, bluster, swash => act behave, do -------------- Overview of verb swagger The verb swagger has 3 senses (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (2) swagger, ruffle, prance, strut, sashay, cock -- (to walk with a lofty proud gait, often in an attempt to impress others: "He strut around like a rooster in a hen house.") 2. browbeat, bully, swagger -- (discourage or frighten with threats or a domineering manner; intimidate) 3. swagger, bluster, swash -- (act in an arrogant, overly self-assured, or conceited manner) Overview of adj swaggering The adj swaggering has 2 senses (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (2) disdainful, haughty, lordly, prideful, sniffy, supercilious, swaggering -- (having or showing arrogant superiority to and disdain of those one views as unworthy; "some economists are disdainful of their colleagues in other social disciplines"; "haughty aristocrats"; "his lordly manners were offensive"; "walked with a prideful swagger"; "very sniffy about breaches of etiquette"; "his mother eyed my clothes with a supercilious air"; "shaggy supercilious camels"; "a more swaggering mood than usual"- W.L.Shirer) 2. swaggering, swashbuckling -- (flamboyantly adventurous) Antonyms of adj swaggering 2 senses of swaggering Sense 1 disdainful, haughty, lordly, prideful, sniffy, supercilious, swaggering INDIRECT (VIA proud) -> humble Sense 2 swaggering, swashbuckling INDIRECT (VIA adventurous) -> unadventurous Similarity of adj swaggering 2 senses of swaggering Sense 1 disdainful, haughty, lordly, prideful, sniffy, supercilious, swaggering => proud (vs. humble) Sense 2 swaggering, swashbuckling => adventurous (vs. unadventurous), adventuresome Attributes of adj swaggering Familiarity of adj swaggering swaggering used as an adjective is rare (polysemy count = 2) Grep of adj swaggering swaggering Overview of verb swagger The verb swagger has 3 senses (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (2) swagger, ruffle, prance, strut, sashay, cock -- (to walk with a lofty proud gait, often in an attempt to impress others: "He strut around like a rooster in a hen house.") 2. browbeat, bully, swagger -- (discourage or frighten with threats or a domineering manner; intimidate) 3. swagger, bluster, swash -- (act in an arrogant, overly self-assured, or conceited manner) Overview of adj swaggering The adj swaggering has 2 senses (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (2) disdainful, haughty, lordly, prideful, sniffy, supercilious, swaggering -- (having or showing arrogant superiority to and disdain of those one views as unworthy; "some economists are disdainful of their colleagues in other social disciplines"; "haughty aristocrats"; "his lordly manners were offensive"; "walked with a prideful swagger"; "very sniffy about breaches of etiquette"; "his mother eyed my clothes with a supercilious air"; "shaggy supercilious camels"; "a more swaggering mood than usual"- W.L.Shirer) 2. swaggering, swashbuckling -- (flamboyantly adventurous)
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