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strut

strut

15 6.3
A proud, stiff walk that shows you want attention
  • noun
  • /strʌt/
: paso altanero
  • Salvador's good posture erased his small frame; his bouncy strut betrayed his nonchalant attitude.
  • strut and swagger
  • walks with a strut
  • peacock strut

Examples

  • A robin struts in the grass between the slate slabs that form a path through the backyard.

    Fiction book (1996)

  • The rooster, suddenly indifferent, ruffles his feathers and struts around the house.

    Fiction book (1991)

  • Oh, they love to watch her strut; oh, they do respect her, but they love to watch her strut.

    Blog text (18)

  • I love to see you strut

    Tideland (2005)

  • Strut down the street and have your picture took

    WALL·E (2008)

  • Tommy enters, the strut gone from his step.

    Fiction book (1994)

  • Look at that strut.

    Miss Representation (2011)

  • Celeste stands taller, shoulders back, in broad imitation of her dad's preening strut.

    Fiction book (1993)

  • He walked with a proud strut that caught everyone's attention at the party.

  • Her confident strut down the runway impressed the judges during the fashion show.

Synonyms

swagger
vsstrut
32 6.5

A confident way of walking that shows too much pride

is a stiffer, more showy walk meant to attract attention

Antonyms

to slouch
23 4.6

To sit, stand, or walk with the shoulders and head bent forward in a lazy way

shuffle
8 3.9

A way of walking by dragging the feet along the ground

Idioms

to strut one's stuff
  • Informal
7.7

To confidently show your skills or style to impress people

How Proud

swagger
32 6.5
strut
15 6.3
to stride
58 2.7
to walk
∞ 1.0
shuffle
8 3.9

Surface Forms

strut singular
struts plural

Etymology

Strut as a noun for a proud, stiff walk probably comes from an old word for a stiff post or support. A helpful way to remember it is to picture someone walking like a straight, stiff post 'standing out', which is why a strut is a showy, attention-getting walk.