Word Finder - strutting

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To swell; protuberate; bulge or spread out.

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(originally said of fowl) To stand or walk stiffly, with the tail erect and spread out.

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To walk proudly or haughtily.

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He strutted about the yard, thinking himself master of all he surveyed.

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To cause to swell; enlarge; give more importance to.

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To protrude; cause to bulge.

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To brace or support by a strut or struts; hold in place or strengthen by an upright, diagonal, or transverse support.

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The act of one who struts.

He was often sighted strutting down the roadside.

Listen, you little strutting Banty.

However, these suits quickly jumped the line, and soon guys in speedos were strutting their barely concealed "stuff" on beaches across Europe as well as North and South America.

Suits You Swimwear has a collection of bikinis that are ideal for strutting around and entering beach beauty contests, but they don't look like they should be taken anywhere near water.

We fight for the abolition of the post of presidency - especially directly-elected presidents, who become little more than strutting elected monarchs.

Culture shock abounds when American beach bathers hit European shores in full board shorts, while Americans are just as aghast at the site of foreign tourists strutting their speedos at the family water park.

While many women today wouldn't be caught dead strutting an aerobics leotard around town, the '80s were big on making ultra casual a cool fad.

Of course, like so many fashion items seen strutting down the runway, Snuggies are not without their flaws.

They're strutting their stuff down a runway and raising eyebrows all the way.

A Cathy Jean store provides the public with merchandise that mimics the same styles you'll see seasonally strutting down the runway.

Again, the heels on these sandals are made for strutting seductively, not for running errands.

Some women don't feel comfortable strutting around in a sports bra alone, but they shouldn't have to suffer because of it.

When she is not strutting her stuff on the runway, Adriana enjoys helping out at the "Caminos de Luz" (Ways of Light) Orphanage in her home country of Brazil.

Additionally, if you feel a bit shy about strutting into the bedroom completely in the buff, this wisp of fabric can help you gain a bit more confidence.

So, you want to beckon to your lover in a more subtle way than strutting around in a teddy.

Imagine John Travolta strutting his stuff to a song other than the Bee Gees hit "Stayin' Alive" in Saturday Night Fever.

He compared the image of a strutting cockerel with its fine feathers and the men dressed up to go out.

Daniel Coonan's strutting peacock of a count, with a wonderful lisp, added to the hilarity.

A small pool alongside the road had three Plain-backed pipits strutting around, their jizz reminding me of Tawny Pipit.

Ah, here they are--the mixed metaphors mocking and strutting about before me, pointing to the bull in the china shop assailed by hailstones and the bugbears with pale looks, an unanalyzed species!

These cats are at home in almost any environment from the freezing winters in Maine to strutting their stuff at a Cat Fanciers Association show.

Use your best judgment before strutting a magazine inspired look.

Male stars seen strutting the denim classics include Brad Pitt and Will Smith.

Impossibly beautiful young women are strutting and posing for the judges while trying to garner the most attention to win the competition.

Who can blame a guy for wanting to show it off by slapping on some of the non-traditional lingerie out there and strutting his stuff?

Just two months after giving birth to her second child in 2005, Heidi was strutting her stuff down the runway wearing nothing but a skimpy thong!

Diagonal bracing or strutting is nowhere to be found, and in many cases mortises and other joints are such as very materially to weaken the timbers at their points of connection.