strutting

[struht-ing]

adjective

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

Other Word Forms

• struttingly adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of strutting¹

Middle English word dating back to 1350–1400; strut ¹, -ing ²

Example Sentences

On the strutting, guitar-driven Somebody To You, she waves goodbye to a suffocating relationship and asks: "Who am I when I'm out of your sight?"

From BBC

A potbellied stove washes its warmth over strutting men, women and children.

From Los Angeles Times

Today it’s a strutting sense of self and mission the Roman of a later era would have recognized just as readily.

From Salon

So, yeah, don’t expect to see Hurts strutting around camp wearing his shiny new Super Bowl ring.

From Los Angeles Times

By contrast, Pascal’s wealthier Ted is the strutting embodiment of cowboy chic.

From Los Angeles Times

Related Words

• arrogant 
• bombastic 
• cocky 
• exultant 
• pompous 
• pretentious