struttingly
Definition
Adverb: In a manner characterized by strutting; walking with a proud, confident, or arrogant gait, often to attract attention or show off.
Usage Examples
- (He walked with exaggerated pride and confidence.)
- (The bird walked in a showy, self-important way.)
- (She advanced with a deliberate, conceited step.)
Advanced Usage
"to walk struttingly": to move in a manner that emphasizes one's perceived superiority or self-importance.
- The celebrity walked struttingly past the fans, barely acknowledging them. (The celebrity moved with an air of arrogance.)
"to speak struttingly": (rare, figurative) to speak in a boastful or pompous manner.
- He spoke struttingly about his achievements, annoying everyone present. (He bragged with evident self-satisfaction.)
Variants and Related Words
- Strut (verb/noun): to walk in a proud, stiff way; a proud, confident walk.
- The rooster strutted around the yard. (The rooster walked in a showy manner.)
- Strutting (adjective): describing a person or animal that walks in a proud, confident way.
- The strutting actor took a bow. (The actor, who walked proudly, bowed.)
- Strutter (noun): a person who struts.
- He was a known strutter at parties. (He was someone who walked arrogantly.)
Synonyms
- Proudly: in a manner showing satisfaction with oneself.
- Arrogantly: in an overbearingly self-important way.
- Showily: in a way intended to attract attention.
- Swaggeringly: with a confident, often insolent, walk.
Related Idioms
- "to strut one's stuff": to show off one's abilities or appearance confidently.
- She strutted her stuff on the dance floor. (She danced in a showy, confident manner.)
- "to walk tall": to walk with pride and confidence.
- After winning the award, he walked tall through the crowd. (He walked with self-assurance, though not necessarily arrogantly.)