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From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishswaggerswag‧ger1 /ˈswæɡə $ -ər/ verb [intransitive always + adverb/preposition] WALKto walk proudly, swinging your shoulders in a way that shows you are very confident – used to show disapproval He swaggered over towards me.→ See Verb table Examples from the Corpusswagger• Young men modelled on a youthful Marlon Brando swaggering around their motorbikes.• Ali swaggered arrogantly into the boxing ring, as if he had already won the fight.• Sally's boyfriend came swaggering down the steps with his hands in his pockets.• You swagger in here, into my lady's chamber, and shout allegations yet show no evidence.• Malone swaggered menacingly up to me, coming in from the side.• Ro likes to swagger out of a dark booth as soon as some one buys me a drink.• She swaggered out of the door like a Mississippi gambler.• And every so often a transvestite would swagger past, some more obvious than others.• They hung around together in groups like adolescent boys anywhere, shy and giggling one minute, swaggering the next.swaggerswagger2 noun [singular, uncountable] WALKa way of walking, talking, or behaving that shows you are very confident – used to show disapproval He walked in with a swagger.Examples from the Corpusswagger• A spark, a swagger, an aura of confidence.• Bernard left the room with a swagger, clearly pleased with himself.• Calman walked with a swagger, unusual for a lad of twelve years.• But above all Fitzgerald envied Hemingway's vigorous worldliness, his swagger and adventurism.• The drum-major was terrific, with his jaunty swagger, and the lads loved it.• Karlson is full of swagger when it comes to talking about his team.• None of the swagger this time.• They ran government trading at Salomon Brothers during the 1980s and early 1990s, ruling with swagger, bravado and hubris.Origin swagger1 (1500-1600) Probably from swag (verb) ( → SWAG) + -er (as in chatter)
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Verb table
swagger
Simple Form
Present
I, you, we, they swagger
he, she, it swaggers
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Past
I, you, he, she, it, we, they swaggered
Present perfect
I, you, we, they have swaggered
he, she, it has swaggered
Past perfect
I, you, he, she, it, we, they had swaggered
Future
I, you, he, she, it, we, they will swagger
Future perfect
I, you, he, she, it, we, they will have swaggered
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Continuous Form
Present
I am swaggering
he, she, it is swaggering
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you, we, they are swaggering
Past
I, he, she, it was swaggering
you, we, they were swaggering
Present perfect
I, you, we, they have been swaggering
he, she, it has been swaggering
Past perfect
I, you, he, she, it, we, they had been swaggering
Future
I, you, he, she, it, we, they will be swaggering
Future perfect
I, you, he, she, it, we, they will have been swaggering
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