swashbuckling

[swosh-buhk-ling, swawsh-]

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adjective

characteristic of or behaving in the manner of a swashbuckler.

noun

the activities, deeds, or adventures of a swashbuckler.

Sometimes swash·buck·ler·ing.

Origin of swashbuckling

First recorded in 1685–95; swashbuckl(er) + -ing², -ing¹

swashbuckle

[swosh-buhk-uh l, swawsh-]

verb (used without object), swash·buck·led, swash·buck·ling.

to work, behave, or perform as a swashbuckler.

Origin of swashbuckle

First recorded in 1895–1900; back formation from swashbuckler

Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2018

Examples from the Web for swashbuckling

Contemporary Examples

He was convicted of perjury, served 30 days, and went back to a swashbuckling career in contraband.
The Weirdest Story About a Conservative Obsession, a Convicted Bomber, and Taylor Swift You Have Ever Read
David Weigel
August 30, 2014
Some viewers might even complain that there wasn't enough sex or swashbuckling in “Two Swords”—that the episode was “slow.”
Game of Thrones’ Season 4 Premiere ‘Two Swords’: Valyrian Steel, Arya’s Revenge, and the Red Viper
Andrew Romano
April 7, 2014
McClendon, a swashbuckling executive and fracking pioneer, was ultimately pushed out of his job.
How the Kings of Fracking Double-Crossed Their Way to Riches
ProPublica
March 13, 2014
Jonathan Groff turns a hapless mountaineer who talks to his pet reindeer into a swashbuckling Prince Charming.
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Kevin Fallon
November 25, 2013
The swashbuckling efforts of Bharara, U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York, have landed him on the cover of Time.
That’ll Be $1.2 Billion, Please
Daniel Gross
November 4, 2013

Historical Examples

Think you it is only a war-worn, hard-drinking, swashbuckling ruffler that can sin?
The Tavern Knight
Rafael Sabatini
He sought to make up in swashbuckling and boasting what he lacked in courage.
Connie Morgan in the Fur Country
James B. Hendryx
"You don't look like a fire-eating, swashbuckling party to me," he said.
West Wind Drift
George Barr McCutcheon
I rather fancy I'm a better man for having been a swashbuckling boy.
West Wind Drift
George Barr McCutcheon
And if rip-roaring, swashbuckling, drunken glory is what he is after, he gets it.
The Blazed Trail
Stewart Edward White

British Dictionary definitions for swashbuckling

swashbuckling

adjective (usually prenominal)

of or characteristic of a swashbuckler
(esp of films in period costume) full of adventure and excitement

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

swashbuckling

Origin of swashbuckling

swashbuckle

Origin of swashbuckle

Examples from the Web for swashbuckling

Contemporary Examples

He was convicted of perjury, served 30 days, and went back to a swashbuckling career in contraband.

Some viewers might even complain that there wasn't enough sex or swashbuckling in “Two Swords”—that the episode was “slow.”

McClendon, a swashbuckling executive and fracking pioneer, was ultimately pushed out of his job.

Jonathan Groff turns a hapless mountaineer who talks to his pet reindeer into a swashbuckling Prince Charming.

The swashbuckling efforts of Bharara, U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York, have landed him on the cover of Time.

Historical Examples

Think you it is only a war-worn, hard-drinking, swashbuckling ruffler that can sin?

He sought to make up in swashbuckling and boasting what he lacked in courage.

"You don't look like a fire-eating, swashbuckling party to me," he said.

I rather fancy I'm a better man for having been a swashbuckling boy.

And if rip-roaring, swashbuckling, drunken glory is what he is after, he gets it.

swashbuckling

Word Origin and History for swashbuckling

adj.

swashbuckle

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Origin of swashbuckle

Examples from the Web for swashbuckling

Contemporary Examples

He was convicted of perjury, served 30 days, and went back to a swashbuckling career in contraband.

Some viewers might even complain that there wasn't enough sex or swashbuckling in “Two Swords”—that the episode was “slow.”

McClendon, a swashbuckling executive and fracking pioneer, was ultimately pushed out of his job.

Jonathan Groff turns a hapless mountaineer who talks to his pet reindeer into a swashbuckling Prince Charming.

The swashbuckling efforts of Bharara, U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York, have landed him on the cover of Time.

Historical Examples

Think you it is only a war-worn, hard-drinking, swashbuckling ruffler that can sin?

He sought to make up in swashbuckling and boasting what he lacked in courage.

"You don't look like a fire-eating, swashbuckling party to me," he said.

I rather fancy I'm a better man for having been a swashbuckling boy.

And if rip-roaring, swashbuckling, drunken glory is what he is after, he gets it.

swashbuckling

Word Origin and History for swashbuckling

adj.

swashbuckle

v.

Origin of swashbuckling