swashbuckling

[ swosh-buhk-ling, swawsh- ]

/ ˈswɒʃˌbʌk lɪŋ, ˈswɔʃ- /

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adjective

characteristic of or behaving in the manner of a swashbuckler.

noun

the activities, deeds, or adventures of a swashbuckler.

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Sometimes swash·buck·ler·ing.

Origin of swashbuckling

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

Words nearby swashbuckling

swash, swash letter, swash plate, swashbuckle, swashbuckler, swashbuckling, swashing, swastika, swat, swatch, swath

Definition for swashbuckling (2 of 2)

swashbuckle

[ swosh-buhk-uh l, swawsh- ]

/ ˈswɒʃˌbʌk əl, ˈswɔʃ- /

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

Example sentences from the Web for swashbuckling

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|DAILY BEAST
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|DAILY BEAST
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|DAILY BEAST
Jonathan Groff turns a hapless mountaineer who talks to his pet reindeer into a swashbuckling Prince Charming.
‘Frozen’ Is the Best Disney Film Since ‘The Lion King’|Kevin Fallon|November 25, 2013|DAILY BEAST

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|DAILY BEAST
What Nietzsche has done here is, in his swashbuckling fashion, to cut under the abstract and final pretensions of creeds.
A Preface to Politics|Walter Lippmann
Think you it is only a war-worn, hard-drinking, swashbuckling ruffler that can sin?
The Tavern Knight|Rafael Sabatini
His face was flushed, there was a jovial light in his eyes, the lips were parted in a swashbuckling smile.
Right Ho, Jeeves|P. G. Wodehouse
Not the swashbuckling kind of Americanism—the chip-on-the-shoulder kind—the we-can-lick-the-world kind.
The Story of The American Legion|George Seay Wheat
They are by no means the swashbuckling, bullying, dissolute companions painted by those who know nothing about them.
Germany and the Germans|Price Collier

British Dictionary definitions for swashbuckling

swashbuckling

/ (ˈswɒʃˌbʌklɪŋ) /

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

adjective

noun

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Origin of swashbuckling

Words nearby swashbuckling

Definition for swashbuckling (2 of 2)

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

Origin of swashbuckle

Words related to swashbuckling

Example sentences from the Web for swashbuckling

British Dictionary definitions for swashbuckling

adjective (usually prenominal)