swagger
verb (used without object)
to walk or strut with a defiant or insolent air.
were swaggering
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past progressiveof swagger.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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“Can’t Sit Still” and “Wildflowers and Wild Horses” were swaggering and Stones-y; “Country’s Cool Again” rode a funky down-home groove.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 26, 2026
At one point, I sat down near the park entrance, where a couple of rough, hipshot rancher ladies were swaggering back and forth and trading insults with each other.
From The Verge ● Mar. 26, 2018
Not long ago, they were swaggering superheroes, Thor and the Dark Knight.
From New York Times ● Sep. 22, 2017
And so, in sometimes ludicrous ways, politicians were swaggering all over America in 1984.
From Time Magazine Archive
Already the children were swaggering about like sailors; Alexander had put up a hand to cover one eye.
From "The Hidden Gallery" by Maryrose Wood
