Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

swaggering

/swˈæɡɚɪŋ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.31 in modern English

Syllables: swag-ger-ing
IPA: /swˈæɡɚɪŋ/

16

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

present participle and gerund of swagger

adj

Boastful, proud, self-confident.

noun

Boastful, blustering behaviour.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Since the return of the redoubtable head of the French people to Paris, I have been no less amused by his ill-digested boastings and swaggerings, than I was before delighted by the complete discomfiture of his ambitious plans."

Usage

Inflected Forms

more swaggering (comparative) most swaggering (superlative) swaggerings (plural)

Derived Forms

swaggeringly

Synonyms

boastful proud self-confident confident swashbuckling disdainful haughty imperious lordly overbearing prideful sniffy

Antonyms

mincing

Questions

How do you pronounce swaggering?: The recorded pronunciation is /swˈæɡɚɪŋ/.
What does swaggering mean?: present participle and gerund of swagger

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