strut

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verb (used without object), strut·ted, strut·ting.

to walk with a vain, pompous bearing, as with head erect and chest thrown out, as if expecting to impress observers.

noun

the act of strutting.

a strutting walk or gait.

Idioms

strut one's stuff, to dress, behave, perform, etc., one's best in order to impress others; show off.

Origin of strut

before 1000; Middle English strouten to protrude stiffly, swell, bluster, Old English strūtian to struggle, derivative of *strūt (whence Middle English strut strife)

Related formsstrut·ter, noun

Synonyms for strut

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1. parade, flourish. Strut and swagger refer especially to carriage in walking. Strut implies swelling pride or pompousness; to strut is to walk with a stiff, pompous, seemingly affected or self-conscious gait: A turkey struts about the barnyard. Swagger implies a domineering, sometimes jaunty, superiority or challenge, and a self-important manner: to swagger down the street.

strut

[struht]

noun

any of various structural members, as in trusses, primarily intended to resist longitudinal compression.

verb (used with object), strut·ted, strut·ting.

to brace or support by means of a strut or struts.

Origin of strut

First recorded in 1565–75; obscurely akin to strut¹

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Related Words for strutted

sashay, swagger, stalk, prance, stride, swank, parade, sweep, mince, grandstand, flaunt, flounce, peacock

Examples from the Web for strutted

Contemporary Examples of strutted

James dropped out of the race, and Booker strutted into office at 920 Broad Street with 72 percent of the vote.
The Ugly Truth About Cory Booker, New Jersey’s Golden Boy
Olivia Nuzzi
October 20, 2014
The 18-year-old strutted down the runway Monday in an edgy, off-the-shoulder, red-and-black tweed ensemble accented with feathers.
Kendall Jenner Walks in Chanel Couture; Taylor Swift Pens Op-Ed for ‘The Wall Street Journal’
The Fashion Beast Team
July 8, 2014
Purses, platforms, and "mankles" strutted down the runway at the designer's men's show.
Men Wear Heels at J.W. Anderson's London Fashion Show
Erin Cunningham
January 7, 2014
Few people have strutted and fretted upon the stage longer, or done more damage, than Dick Cheney.
Cheney's Love Letter to Himself
Paul Begala
September 7, 2011
She strutted down the red carpet the color of cafe au lait—except for her white ears and the big white spots behind them.
Spray-Tan Horror Stories
Anneli Rufus
July 7, 2010

Historical Examples of strutted

Turkey Buzzard put it on and strutted up and down the forest.
Stories the Iroquois Tell Their Children
Mabel Powers
They strutted and bragged as if the millions were already theirs.
The Trail of '98
Robert W. Service
It was of no consequence to me that he strutted about in my feathers.
The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 17, No. 104, June, 1866
Various
My brother Joe felt mighty big after freedom and strutted about.
Slave Narratives, Oklahoma
Various
The proud warriors, despising any menial employment, strutted about with lordly air.
The Adventures of the Chevalier De La Salle and His Companions, in Their Explorations of the Prairies, Forests, Lakes, and Rivers, of the New World, and Their Interviews with the Savage Tribes, Two Hundred Years Ago
John S. C. Abbott

British Dictionary definitions for strutted

strut

verb struts, strutting or strutted

(intr) to walk in a pompous manner; swagger

(tr) to support or provide with struts

strut one's stuff informal to behave or perform in a proud and confident manner; show off

noun

a structural member used mainly in compression, esp as part of a framework

an affected, proud, or stiff walk

Derived Formsstrutter, nounstrutting, adjectivestruttingly, adverb

Word Origin for strut

C14 strouten (in the sense: swell, stand out; C16: to walk stiffly), from Old English strūtian to stand stiffly; related to Low German strutt stiff

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Word Origin and History for strutted

strut

"walk in a vain, important manner," Old English strutian "to stand out stiffly," from Proto-Germanic *strut- (cf. Danish strutte, German strotzen "to be puffed up, be swelled," German Strauß "fight"), from PIE root *ster- "strong, firm, stiff, rigid" (see sterile). Originally of the air or the attitude; modern sense, focused on the walk, first recorded 1510s. Cognate with Old English ðrutung "anger, arrogance" (see throat). To strut (one's) stuff is black slang, first recorded 1926, from strut as the name of a dance popular from c.1900.

strut

"supporting brace," 1580s, perhaps from strut (v.), or a cognate word in Old Norse or Low German (cf. Low German strutt "rigid"); ultimately from Proto-Germanic *strutoz-, from root *strut- (see strut (v.)).