swagger

«swagger» in Mova's school dictionary: to walk or behave in a very proud, showy way, as if you… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

part of speech

verb (swagger, swaggers, swaggered, swaggering); noun (swagger — uncountable)

meaning for a pupil

1) To swagger is to walk or behave in a very proud, showy way, as if you think you are better than others. tree →

2) (noun) Swagger is that proud, showy way of walking or behaving. tree →

3) (informal) Swagger can mean confident style that others admire. tree →

sense in the lessons

In The Wind in the Willows Toad swaggers and boasts after his escapes; the word tells the reader he is vain and showing off. Pirates and bullies swagger in stories. «Swag» in modern slang comes from this word and means cool style.

examples

• Toad swaggered down the road, singing about himself. tree →
• The new captain walked with a swagger. tree →
• Pirates swaggered through the town. tree →
• He swaggered into class as if he owned it. tree →
• She had the swagger of a champion. tree →
• The bully swaggered up to the little ones. tree →

note

Regular verb: swaggered, swaggering (double g). Usually a criticism. Do not mix up with «stagger» (to walk unsteadily, nearly falling).

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «swagger» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.