strutted; strutting
1
: to become turgid : swell
2
a
: to walk with a proud gait
b
: to walk with a pompous and affected air
: to parade (something, such as clothes) with a show of pride
strutter
noun
1
: a structural piece designed to resist pressure in the direction of its length
2
: a pompous step or walk
3
: arrogant behavior : swagger
strutted; strutting
: to provide, stiffen, support, or hold apart with or as if with a strut
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Examples of strut in a Sentence
Verb (1)
the cat strutted proudly onto the porch with a bird in its mouth
strutting his blue ribbon for all to see
Noun
the strut of a supermodel
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Bryan West, The Tennessean, 26 Dec. 2024
The company’s chairman, technology chief and top shareholder strutted onto the stage in a black sweater and jeans, waved to the analysts, licked his lips and sat down.
—Jordan Novet, CNBC, 26 Dec. 2024
Gráinne O'Hara Belluomo, WWD, 23 Dec. 2024
The non-cancelled stripper struts in dressed as a cop (Mike wins this round) and asks which one is Mel.
—Sara Netzley, EW.com, 19 Dec. 2024
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Verb
Dressed in a Charlotte Simone red coat and black Chanel bucket hat, Swift strutted in her black knee-high suede boots through the red tunnel.
—Bryan West, The Tennessean, 26 Dec. 2024
The company’s chairman, technology chief and top shareholder strutted onto the stage in a black sweater and jeans, waved to the analysts, licked his lips and sat down.
—Jordan Novet, CNBC, 26 Dec. 2024
Noun
And while designers prefer their wares strut down a runway rather than shimmy down a chimney, over the years, consciously or otherwise, many have referenced holiday’s greatest style icon.
—Gráinne O'Hara Belluomo, WWD, 23 Dec. 2024
The non-cancelled stripper struts in dressed as a cop (Mike wins this round) and asks which one is Mel.
—Sara Netzley, EW.com, 19 Dec. 2024
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“Strut.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/strut. Accessed 15 Jan. 2025.
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strut
1 of 2 verb
strutted; strutting
1
: to walk in a stiff proud way
2
: to parade (as clothes) with a show of pride
strutter
noun
strut
2 of 2 noun1
: a bar or brace to resist pressure in the direction of its length
2
: a strutting step or walk
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