Strutting

4 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Strut \Strut\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Strutted}; p. pr. & vb. n.
     {Strutting}.] [OE. struten, strouten, to swell; akin to G.
     strozen to be swelled, to be puffed up, to strut, Dan.
     strutte.]
     1. To swell; to bulge out. [R.]
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              The bellying canvas strutted with the gale.
                                                    --Dryden.
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     2. To walk with a lofty, proud gait, and erect head; to walk
        with affected dignity.
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              Does he not hold up his head, . . . and strut in his
              gait?                                 --Shak.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Strutting \Strut"ting\,
     a. & n. from {Strut}, v. -- {Strut"ting*ly}, adv.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  strut
       n 1: a proud stiff pompous gait [syn: {prance}, {swagger}]
       2: brace consisting of a bar or rod used to resist longitudinal
          compression
       v : to walk with a lofty proud gait, often in an attempt to
           impress others; "He struts around like a rooster in a hen
           house" [syn: {swagger}, {ruffle}, {prance}, {sashay}, {cock}]
       [also: {strutting}, {strutted}]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  strutting
       See {strut}