strutted; strutting
1
: to become turgid : swell
2
a
: to walk with a proud gait
b
: to walk with a pompous and affected air
: to parade (something, such as clothes) with a show of pride
strutter
noun
1
: a structural piece designed to resist pressure in the direction of its length
2
: a pompous step or walk
3
: arrogant behavior : swagger
strutted; strutting
: to provide, stiffen, support, or hold apart with or as if with a strut
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Examples of strut in a Sentence
Verb (1)
the cat strutted proudly onto the porch with a bird in its mouth
strutting his blue ribbon for all to see
Noun
the strut of a supermodel
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Nancy Tartaglione, Deadline, 28 Oct. 2024
This weekend, Chicagoans will be strutting their fantastical, magical and spooky stuff at Halloween parties all over town.
—Justin Kaufmann, Axios, 25 Oct. 2024
Nathan Solis, Los Angeles Times, 7 Oct. 2024
Then, halfway through the first verse, Kristofferson, 86, struts onstage, and begins singing with Cash, her right arm wrapped around a man she’s known most of her life.
—Jonathan Bernstein, Rolling Stone, 30 Sep. 2024
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Verb
Yet everything remains the same for Delia whose romantic fantasies have given way to an embrace of her roles as dutiful wife and loving mother despite the sneering condescension and outright physical abuse at the hands of her strutting petty tyrant husband Ivano (Valerio Mastandrea).
—Nancy Tartaglione, Deadline, 28 Oct. 2024
This weekend, Chicagoans will be strutting their fantastical, magical and spooky stuff at Halloween parties all over town.
—Justin Kaufmann, Axios, 25 Oct. 2024
Noun
In another, fans directed profanities and one-finger salutes to Padres outfielder Fernando Tatis Jr., who blew kisses to the stands and seemed to strut after making a wild catch in the fourth inning.
—Nathan Solis, Los Angeles Times, 7 Oct. 2024
Then, halfway through the first verse, Kristofferson, 86, struts onstage, and begins singing with Cash, her right arm wrapped around a man she’s known most of her life.
—Jonathan Bernstein, Rolling Stone, 30 Sep. 2024
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“Strut.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/strut. Accessed 16 Nov. 2024.
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strut
1 of 2 verb
strutted; strutting
1
: to walk in a stiff proud way
2
: to parade (as clothes) with a show of pride
strutter
noun
strut
2 of 2 noun1
: a bar or brace to resist pressure in the direction of its length
2
: a strutting step or walk
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