swanking

verb

present participle of swank
as in vaunting

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  1. swaggering
  2. bragging
  3. boasting
  4. crowing
Verb
  • Here’s Steve Jobs, swaggering around to a different Drake song with a bottle of champagne in his hand (371,000 views).
    — Mia Sato, The Verge, 15 Oct. 2026
  • And in the event that someone wasn’t aware of what Children of Blood and Bone was, the panel did its job, promising an exuberant, swaggering epic with a charming cast to inhabit it.
    — Joshua Rivera, Vulture, 12 Oct. 2026
Definition of swaggering
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  • Styles has essentially bought his freedom and is bragging about it, in a roundabout way.
    — Marisa Meltzer, Vanity Fair, 12 Oct. 2026
  • Some post screenshots of their trades, bragging about their bets on Sorsby’s misfortune.
    — Dan Horn, Cincinnati Enquirer, 20 Sep. 2026
Definition of bragging
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  • This year’s line-up will feature over 100 projects across its program, with the festival boasting its largest feature film selection to date.
    — Rafa Sales Ross, Variety, 20 Oct. 2026
  • Gurman specifically mentioned a 14-inch and a 16-inch MacBook Pro, each boasting OLED displays with touch-screen capability.
    — Michael Kan, PC Magazine, 19 Oct. 2026
Definition of boasting
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  • Newsom has been crowing about a 9 percent drop in unsheltered homelessness over the past year, though the numbers are in dispute.
    — Joe Hagan, Vanity Fair, 30 Sep. 2026
  • Finally, a mystical Rabbi arrives and shocks the king and queen by taking off all his clothing, getting under the table and crowing like a rooster.
    — Josh Penn Soskin, Variety, 16 July 2026
Definition of crowing
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