- present participle of swagger.
swaggering
Example Sentences
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With the swaggering Wyatt-Hodge in this form - she now has the most runs ever at a single women's T20 World Cup - anything feels possible.
From BBC • Jun. 27, 2026
If you spot a guy swaggering like a brute from Eternia on the sidewalk, masked or not, he probably thinks he’s more awesome than everyone else does.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 3, 2026
It’s funny because it’s swaggering, full-of-itself New York, and the Mets are one of baseball’s most profligate franchises, a free-spending, $360-million payroll outfit owned by zillionaire financier Steve Cohen.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 22, 2026
Lawrence, who worked with him on his adaptation of Hiaasen’s “Bad Monkey,” describes him as surprisingly modest, entirely unlike his swaggering creations.
From Salon • Apr. 5, 2026
Despite my swaggering confidence, I wasn't able to outwit it.
From "The Martian" by Andy Weir
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