to walk or strut with a defiant or insolent air.

to boast or brag noisily.

to bring, drive, force, etc., by blustering.

swaggering manner, conduct, or walk; ostentatious display of arrogance and conceit.

verb

bluster , boast , brag , brandish , bully , cock , flourish , gasconade , gloat , grandstand * , hector , look big , lord , parade , parade one’s wares , peacock * , play to the crowd , pontificate , prance , put on , put on airs , sashay * , saunter , strut , swank , swashbuckle , sway , sweep , swell , flounce , peacock , swash , boasting , braggadocio , browbeat , sashay