swaggered

verb

Definition of swaggerednext
past tense of swagger
1
as in boasted
to praise or express pride in one's own possessions, qualities, or accomplishments often to excess I, too, would swagger if I'd won first place in the bowling tournament

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2
as in strutted
to walk with exaggerated arm and leg movements hoping to impress the women at the bar, the young man confidently swaggered across the room

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  1. boasted
  2. bragged
  3. stalked
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  • The head coach has always boasted about being able to pick two national team rosters, such is the depth of the talent pool in the United States.
    Asif Burhan, Forbes, 7 Jan. 2025
  • By December 1871, the number of detainees in South Carolina had doubled and prosecutors boasted about having secured 49 guilty pleas.
    Brittany Friedman / Made by History, TIME, 6 Jan. 2025
Definition of boasted
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  • What is not consistent with Kraft’s narrative is the notion that Carter bragged about the shuttle to Brezhnev and then felt compelled to follow through with the shuttle’s development for this reason.
    Eric Berger, Ars Technica, 30 Dec. 2024
  • Years later, General Michael Hagee, who was the commandant of the Marine Corps at the time of the shootings, bragged to an oral historian that the press still hadn’t got hold of graphic photos of the killings’ aftermath.
    Parker Yesko, The New Yorker, 18 Dec. 2024
Definition of bragged
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  • Certainly, indecision has stalked the club under the Glazers and even those with expectations of glory anticipate that the ride will not be smooth.
    Adam Crafton, The Athletic, 23 Dec. 2024
  • Most of the time, the squirrels seized an opportunity to chase a vole across a short distance in an open area, while a few stalked and quietly ambushed their prey.
    Michael Irving, New Atlas, 22 Dec. 2024
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