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swagger

/ˈswæɡə(r)/verb

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अकड़कर चलना, इतराना

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verb
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    [I]

    to walk in an extremely proud and confident way

    अकड़कर चलना, इतराना

    • He swaggered into the room.
    • The new captain swaggered onto the field.
    • The batsman swaggered back to the pavilion after scoring a century.
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    • He swaggered through the market as if he owned every shop.
    • The boys swaggered along the road in their new jackets.

    Synonyms strut parade prance show off boast

    Opposite slink cower shuffle

noun
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    [sing., U]

    a way of walking or behaving that seems too confident

    अकड़, शेख़ी

    • He walked with a swagger.
    • There was a swagger in his step after he won the trophy.
    • She walked into the interview room with a confident swagger.
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    • His swagger disappeared when the results came out.
    • The young player's swagger annoyed the older members of the team.

    Synonyms arrogance bravado cockiness conceit confidence

    Opposite modesty humility diffidence

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Keep the proud-walk words together: swagger (walk proudly, often aggressively), strut (walk proudly with your head up and chest out), prance (move with high steps, often to show off), parade, flaunt (show something off to impress).

अकड़कर चलने के शब्द साथ याद रखिए: swagger (गर्व से, प्रायः आक्रामक ढंग से चलना), strut (सिर ऊँचा और सीना तानकर चलना), prance (दिखावे के लिए ऊँचे कदमों से चलना), parade, flaunt (प्रभावित करने के लिए दिखाना)।

Keep the boast words: swagger, bravado (a show of courage), bluster, braggadocio.

शेख़ी के शब्द याद रखिए: swagger, bravado (साहस का दिखावा), bluster, braggadocio।