swaggering

Letters that make swaggering

s, a, e, g, n, r, i, w are letters that make 'swaggering'

Words within swaggering

ER, swag, Ag, ng, SW, RI, WA, swagger, in, wag, ring, Erin, IN, Er, Ge, In are words within 'swaggering'


2 possible definitions for 'swaggering'

Swaggering as "having or showing arrogant superiority to and disdain of those one views as unworthy"

Under this definition, swaggering is an adjective and has the following properties:

Synonyms

prideful, overbearing, lordly, disdainful, haughty, imperious, sniffy, supercilious have the same meaning as 'swaggering'

Derivatives of swaggering

arrogance, haughtiness, hauteur, high-handedness, condescension, superciliousness, disdainfulness, imperiousness, domineeringness, overbearingness, lordliness are derivatives of 'swaggering'.

Similar to swaggering

proud is similar to swaggering.

Example of swaggering used within this context

"some economists are disdainful of their colleagues in other social disciplines", "haughty aristocrats", "his lordly manners were offensive", "walked with a prideful swagger", "very sniffy about breaches of etiquette", "his mother eyed my clothes with a supercilious air", "a more swaggering mood than usual"- W.L.Shirer


Swaggering as "flamboyantly adventurous"

Under this definition, swaggering is an adjective and has the following properties:

Synonyms

swashbuckling has the same meaning as swaggering

Similar to swaggering

adventurous, adventuresome are similar to 'swaggering'.



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