Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun In carpentry, diagonal braces between joists, to prevent side deflection.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- a. & n. from
strut , v.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- verb Present participle of
strut .
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Examples
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He is a perfect example of a political animal interested in strutting with the other peacocks in the Senate, no matter what the party.
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My vanity did not express itself in strutting or wagging the head.
The Promised Land 1912
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It was certainly a wobbly night for the former supermodel, who made her name strutting her stuff on the catwalk.
Home | Mail Online 2010
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"We're so far away from swagger," says the manager who has handled Cleveland clubs with Ph.D. 's in strutting.
USATODAY.com - Yankees not very impressed with Roberts' display 2002
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All of the strutting is a little peculiar because Hoenig is one of the guys who missed road signs when the U.S. economy was gunning its engine at the edge of a cliff.
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Away from the strutting are the retiring wallflowers, a quiet army of sweet young men with floppy hair and skinny jeans.
NPR Topics: News 2009
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Away from the strutting are the retiring wallflowers, a quiet army of sweet young men with floppy hair and skinny jeans.
NPR Topics: News 2009
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And then, more disgustingly still, the suggestion that the Jews kill and persecute the Arabs out of some kind of strutting power complex, and that while they pay lip-service to peace they idle away their time in their swimming pools.
On Thursday, the Legg report will be published along with... 2009
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And then, more disgustingly still, the suggestion that the Jews kill and persecute the Arabs out of some kind of strutting power complex, and that while they pay lip-service to peace they idle away their time in their swimming pools.
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Carwyn stood up to respond for the Government, tall and strong, oozing confidence from every pore, noteless, like a sleek young lion 'strutting' before a pride of suddenly aroused females - while the mangy knackered looking old leader of the pride looked down with tired eyes, trying to recall the days when he could stir their interest.
Archive 2006-10-01 Glyn Davies 2006
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