strutting

[ struht-ing ]

/ ˈstrʌt ɪŋ /

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adjective

walking or moving with a strut; walking pompously; pompous.

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Origin of strutting

Middle English word dating back to 1350–1400; see origin at strut¹, -ing²

OTHER WORDS FROM strutting

strut·ting·ly, adverb

Words nearby strutting

strunt, strut, Struthers, struthious, strut one's stuff, strutting, Struve, strychnic, strychnine, strychninism, Strymon

How to use strutting in a sentence

For one night only, queens of color take the stage for some “fabulous strutting, lip-synching and dancing.”
D.C.’s spring theater scene feels like the before times|Patrick Folliard|March 10, 2022|Washington Blade
From Anna Wintour to Rita Ora to Claire Danes, stars are strutting their stuff in red this season.
Scarlet Is the New Black|Raquel Laneri|August 31, 2014|DAILY BEAST
This seems like a bit too much bantam strutting, when the jury is literally still out in much of the country.
How the Tide Turned on Gay Marriage|Michael Signer|June 20, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Paul, strutting across the stage with a wireless microphone and wearing blue jeans, hit almost every other note.
Rand Paul’s Bizarre Bowe Bergdahl Joke|Ben Jacobs|June 6, 2014|DAILY BEAST

When Rita Ora relieved Zac Efron of his shirt at the MTV Movie Awards, his apparent surprise shifted quickly to strutting.
Zac Efron’s Eyes Are Up Here, Ladies|Tim Teeman|April 15, 2014|DAILY BEAST
And maybe that video of George W. Bush strutting around on an aircraft carrier in his flight suit.
Want To Know What America Thinks of Itself? Watch Jack Ryan on Wall Street|Andrew Romano|January 18, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The skulking, strutting, mincing, hurrying forms that pass us and fade out into the night are now becoming characters.
My Wonderful Visit|Charlie Chaplin
Proudly strutting onward and crowing, Coquerico at last arrived at Rome, the place to which all roads lead.
Laboulaye's Fairy Book|Various
He jumped up and made off without a word, but from the east window we watched him strutting down the brae.
Margaret Ogilvy|J. M. Barrie
There is a kind of rusticity in all those pompous verses; somewhat of a holiday shepherd strutting in his country buskins.
Dryden's Works (13 of 18): Translations; Pastorals|John Dryden
Their exuberant youthfulness, their strutting, and their obvious belief in themselves, made a strong appeal to her imagination.
Hyacinth|George A. Birmingham