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
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Sense 2
browbeat, bully, swagger
=> wheedle, cajole, palaver, blarney, coax, sweet-talk, inveigle
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Sense 3
swagger, bluster, swash
=> act behave, do
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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)
swaggering definition
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