swagger

[US]/ˈswæɡə(r)/
[UK]/ˈswæɡər/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

vt. at intimidere; at gå eller handle på en meget selvsikker eller arrogant måde
vi. at gå eller handle på en meget selvsikker eller arrogant måde; at prale
n. en meget selvsikker eller arrogant måde at gå eller handle på; praleri
adj. prangende; stilfuld
Word Forms
Past Tenseswaggered
Pluralswaggers
Present Participleswaggering
Third Person Singularswaggers
Past Participleswaggered

Phrases & Collocations

walk with swagger

gå med swagger

confidence and swagger

selvtillid og swagger

swaggering attitude

swaggerende attitude

Example Sentences

swagger sb. into concession

swaggered ind i afkrog

he swaggered along the corridor.

han swaggered ned ad gangen.

a swaggering, peremptory manner.

en pralende, bestemt måde.

a parvenu swaggering around at a party;

en nyrig person, der pralende slentrede rundt til et festligt arrangement;

that old confident strut and swagger has returned.

den gamle selvsikre gang og attitude er vendt tilbage.

was alight, his color coppery, his air swagger, devil-may-care, bacchanal.

var oplyst, hans farve kobberfarvet, hans udtryk selvsikker, ligegyldig, bacchanal.

Real-world Examples

Swagger and overconfidence suppress vulnerability, uncertainty, and tenderness.

Source: Harvard Business Review

This is what was amazing about Jobs. He really had some swagger.

Source: How Steve Jobs Changed the World

If you've seen a narcissist, maybe you've seen that they almost swagger.

Source: Psychology Mini Class

Asher has plenty of swagger on deck.

Source: CNN 10 Student English May 2020 Collection

Oh, oh! Trust me, I have no interest in swaggering, muscle-bound juvenile delinquents.

Source: Desperate Housewives (Audio Version) Season 3

He pledged to help the agency get its swagger back and find the president's America first foreign policy.

Source: VOA Standard English - Asia

He seems to relish attracting headlines with this sort of swaggering behavior.

Source: NPR News June 2020 Compilation

Then she swaggered into Johnsy's room with her drawing board, whistling ragtime.

Source: O. Henry Short Stories Collection

Saddam's iconography was a distinctive blend of military swagger and historical references.

Source: The Guardian (Article Version)

The eyes are right, but, uh, you'll have to work on the swagger.

Source: Grey's Anatomy Season 2

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