strutting
adjective
[ ˈstrʌtɪŋ ]
• having a stiff, erect, and apparently arrogant or conceited gait.
• "the king marches in with a strutting military escort"
strutting
noun
• the action of walking with a stiff, erect, and apparently arrogant or conceited gait.
• "they performed some traditional dances that drew inspiration from the strutting of peacocks"
strut
verb
• walk with a stiff, erect, and apparently arrogant or conceited gait.
• "peacocks strut through the grounds"
Similar:
swagger,
swank,
parade,
prance,
flounce,
stride,
sweep,
walk confidently,
walk arrogantly,
sashay,
peacock,
• brace (something) with a strut or struts.
• "the holes were close-boarded and strutted"
Origin:
Old English strūtian ‘protrude stiffly’, of Germanic origin. Current senses date from the late 16th century.
