- present participle of swagger.
swaggering
Example Sentences
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Swaggering, charismatic, and complex, Michael Laufer has become a fixture in the growing biohacker movement ever since he published plans last year for a do-it-yourself EpiPencil — a $35 alternative to the pricey EpiPen.
From Scientific American • Oct. 13, 2017
Swaggering hedge fund managers, long known for ignoring client complaints during years of strong performance, are trying something new: listening.
From Reuters • May 13, 2016
Swaggering and hectoring, the imposing Tosh was always a machete in any government’s side.
From The Guardian • Apr. 20, 2016
Swaggering absurdly, Mike challenged Goliath, the dominant male, and in a drama of display and roaring counterdisplay he broke the older male's nerve.
From Time Magazine Archive
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Their spendthrift heirs will those firebrands quench, Swaggering full moistly on a tavern's bench.
From A Select Collection of Old English Plays, Volume 9 by Various
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