Strut — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a proud stiff pompous gait

brace consisting of a bar or rod used to resist longitudinal compression

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/stɹˈʌt/

🇬🇧British English

/stɹˈʌt/

🇮🇳Indian English

/stɹˈʌt/

1 syllable Say it as /stɹˈʌt/.

Examples

He struts around like a rooster in a hen house

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

prance cock ruffle tittup swagger sashay

Parts of Speech

noun	a proud stiff pompous gait
noun	brace consisting of a bar or rod used to resist longitudinal compression
verb	to walk with a lofty proud gait, often in an attempt to impress others “He struts around like a rooster in a hen house”

Word Forms

strut	verb	to walk with a lofty proud gait, often in an attempt to impress others
prance	verb	to walk with a lofty proud gait, often in an attempt to impress others
swagger	verb	to walk with a lofty proud gait, often in an attempt to impress others
swagger	noun	a proud stiff pompous gait
swaggerer	noun	someone who walks in an arrogant manner
prancer	noun	a mettlesome or fiery horse
prance	noun	a proud stiff pompous gait
strut	noun	a proud stiff pompous gait

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Strebe

ein stolzer, steifer, pompöser Gang

🇫🇷French

se pavaner

une démarche fière, raide et pompeuse

🇪🇸Spanish

puntal

un andar orgulloso, rígido y pomposo

🇮🇹Italian

puntone

un'andatura orgogliosa, rigida e pomposa

🇳🇱Dutch

stut

een trotse, stijve, pompeuze gang

🇵🇹Portuguese

suporte

um andar orgulhoso e pomposo

🇷🇺Russian

стойка

гордая, напыщенная походка

India

🇮🇳Hindi

अकड़

एक गर्वित कठोर आडम्बरपूर्ण चाल

🇧🇩Bengali

স্ট্রুট

একটি গর্বিত কঠোর আড়ম্বরপূর্ণ চালচলন

🇮🇳Tamil

ஸ்ட்ரட்

ஒரு பெருமைமிக்க கடினமான ஆடம்பரமான நடை

🇮🇳Telugu

స్ట్రట్

ఒక గర్వంగా గట్టి ఆడంబరమైన నడక

🇮🇳Marathi

स्ट्रट

एक अभिमानास्पद ताठ पोम्पस चालणे

🇮🇳Gujarati

સ્ટ્રટ

એક ગૌરવપૂર્ણ સખત આડંબરી ચાલ

🇮🇳Kannada

ಸ್ಟ್ರಟ್

ಹೆಮ್ಮೆಯ ಗಟ್ಟಿಯಾದ ಆಡಂಬರದ ನಡಿಗೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

സ്ട്രോട്ട്

പ്രൗഢിയുള്ള കടുപ്പമേറിയ ആഡംബരപൂർണമായ നടത്തം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਸਟਰਟ

ਇੱਕ ਮਾਣ ਵਾਲੀ ਸਖ਼ਤ ਆਲੀਸ਼ਾਨ ਚਾਲ

🇵🇰Urdu

اکڑ کر

ایک قابل فخر سخت پومپوس چال

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

支撑

骄傲、僵硬、浮夸的步态

🇯🇵Japanese

ストラット

誇らしげで硬い尊大な歩き方

🇰🇷Korean

뒤를 젖히고 걷다

자랑스럽고 뻣뻣한 거만한 걸음걸이

🇻🇳Vietnamese

đi khệnh khạng

một dáng đi khoa trương cứng rắn đầy kiêu hãnh

🇹🇭Thai

ป๋อ

ท่าเดินที่โอ้อวดอย่างภาคภูมิใจ

🇮🇩Indonesian

topangan

gaya berjalan yang sombong dan kaku

🇲🇾Malay

topang

gaya berjalan sombong kaku bangga

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

تبختر

مشية قاسية فخورة

🇮🇷Persian

چوب بند

یک راه رفتن پر غرور و سفت

🇹🇷Turkish

dikme

gururlu, sert, görkemli bir yürüyüş

🇮🇱Hebrew

יָתֵד

הליכה נוקשה גאה

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