All 8 Uses
swagger
in
The Contender, by Lipsyte
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- Major swaggered across the room, the metal tips on his pointed shoes clicking on the concrete floor.†
Chpt 1 *swaggered = walked or behaved in a highly confident manner
- Maybe if James was around, we could both ....He turned to walk away and saw the familiar, muscular figure moving toward him with that rolling swagger.†
Chpt 2swagger = walk and behave in a highly confident manner
- James turned and swaggered away.†
Chpt 5swaggered = walked or behaved in a highly confident manner
- Hey, man, you're looking sharp," said Major, swaggering into mirror view.†
Chpt 10swaggering = walking and behaving in a highly confident manner
- He swaggered across the gym, rolling his big shoulders, stopping only to rap the peanut bag on his way out.†
Chpt 10swaggered = walked or behaved in a highly confident manner
- Guys with good builds swaggered among the blankets and umbrellas, slowing down and sucking in their stomachs whenever they passed girls.†
Chpt 12
- Hubbard swaggered across the room, two older men trailing him.†
Chpt 14
- The door opened again, and Hubbard swaggered back in.†
Chpt 14
Definitions:
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(1)
(swagger) walk or behave in a highly confident or proud manner -- often arrogant and sometimes to impress or intimidate othersSwagger is often used to imply that someone moves or behaves as though they are so strong and capable as to be above physical fear. Such people are often portrayed on television as gang members or cowboys.
- (2) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)