swagger
/ˈswæg·ər/ v [I]Definition
› to walk, esp. with a swinging movement, in a way that shows that you are confident and think you are important: He swaggered into the room just like any bully would. swagger /ˈswæg·ər/ n [C/U] › [C] He walked out of the room with a swagger that made me want dislike him. swaggering /ˈswæg·ər·ɪŋ/ adj [not gradable] › Such swaggering self-confidence irritates a lot of people.
(Definition of swagger v from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary
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