to strut
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5.5
- verb
- /strʌt/
:
pavonearse
- Further down the street, young, arrogant models strut down a runway, showing off their designer clothing.
- strut around
- strut and fret
Up on stage I go and I'm I'm strutting my funky stuff the best I can.
- Up on stage I go and I'm I'm strutting my funky stuff the best I can.
- I got to get outside and I got to strut my stuff.
- Some say some shapes seem ready to jump right off the canvas and strut away.
- And Cuomo, the younger brother of New York Governor Andrew Cuomo is seemingly seen in a screen grab screen grab strutting his stuff in the buff.
- And they knew it too because, like, I mean, she was strutting her stuff and at one point she winks at the camera.
- This look is more so for first day of school or strutting your stuff on a football Friday, which is completely me up my alley.
- Big boy stories told by Peacock strutting boys, hush hush, but loud enough to be heard by everyone passing by the yard.
Examples
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Mike Shane and two of his Irish pals strut down the street like they own it.
Fiction book (1991) -
Beneath the streetlight, I watched Bitsy strut up the sidewalk with another girl.
Fiction book (1990) -
I got to get outside and I got to strut my stuff.
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I just want to strut my stuff.
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Step right up and strut your stuff
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Now, let's take a look and watch the lady strut her stuff.
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Max struts around the ring without a care in the world.
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So I'm sitting at the table and he walks on over, struts his stuff, takes his helmet off.
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Betty Boop, jet black hair and kewpie doll figure, strutted across the screen.
Fiction book (1994) -
As the fashion show began, the models strutted confidently down the runway, turning heads with each step.
Synonyms
216
3.2
To act proudly to get attention or praise
62
5.7
To show something in a very obvious way to get attention
54
6.5
To act in a way that is not natural to impress others
47
3.9
To walk or behave to show off and attract attention
28
4.8
To walk proudly with lively steps to get attention
12
7.7
To show off something to impress other people, often on social media
10
7.7
To pretend to be more important or clever than you are
9
5.6
To walk or behave in a confident way to impress others
6
7.4
To walk in a confident, smooth way to attract attention
3
7.4
To walk or move in a sudden, showy way to show anger
3
7.7
To confidently show your skills or style to impress people
2
7.0
To act very confident and proud to get attention
1
7.5
Act in a flashy way to get attention
1
8.0
To walk proudly to show off
1
7.5
To behave so others notice you in an embarrassing way
Walk in a proud showy way to get attention
To walk in a lively, bouncing way to attract attention
Act in a loud way to get attention and impress people
Acting in a dramatic way to get attention
Idioms
How Proud
Surface Forms
Etymology
Strut as a verb likely grew from the same idea of stiffness: to move with a rigid, proud stance. So, to strut is to walk in a way that shows off or asks for attention.