Meanings (ES + gloss)
pavoneo
A bold or arrogant strut.
He steered with no end of a swagger while you were by; but if he lost sight of you, he became instantly the prey of an abject funk, and would let that cripple of a steamboat get th…
fanfarroneo
A prideful boasting or bragging.
Too often we honor swagger and bluster and the wielders of force; too often we excuse those who are willing to build their lives on the shattered dreams of others.
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Meanings (ES + gloss)
pavonear
To behave (especially to walk or carry oneself) in a pompous, superior manner.
He is a political humbug, the greatest of all humbugs; a man who swaggers about London clubs and consults solemnly about his influence, and in the country is a nonentity.
fanfarronear
To boast or brag noisily; to bluster; to bully.
For the common Soldier when he goes to the Market or Ale-house will offer this Money, and if it be refused, perhaps he will SWAGGER and HECTOR, and Threaten to Beat the BUTCHER or…
To be great is not […] to swagger at our footmen.
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