strut

C2+ Topic:Actions & Processes

US /strʌt/ UK /strʌt/ See IPA manual

Meanings

1

verb
to walk with a proud, stiff swagger; or a supporting bar

He began to strut across the stage to thunderous applause.

Verb forms

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Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 verb · to walk with a proud, stiff... swagger parade prance flounce brace support prop

Opposites

slink shuffle creep

Word family

Derived forms strutterstrutting

Etymology

From Old English strūtian ('to stand out stiffly, project'), from Proto-Germanic *strūt- ('to be rigid, swell'); the supporting-bar sense developed from the notion of something standing stiff.

strūtian Old English *strūt- Proto-Germanic

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# strut

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** verb
**IPA (US):** /strʌt/
**IPA (UK):** /strʌt/

## Meanings
1. to walk with a proud, stiff swagger; or a supporting bar

## Examples
- He began to strut across the stage to thunderous applause.

## Synonyms
- swagger
- parade
- prance
- flounce
- brace
- support
- prop

## Antonyms
- slink
- shuffle
- creep

## Derived Forms
- strutter
- strutting

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: strūtian
- Root: *strūt-

## Etymology
From Old English strūtian ('to stand out stiffly, project'), from Proto-Germanic *strūt- ('to be rigid, swell'); the supporting-bar sense developed from the notion of something standing stiff.

## AI Etymology
Strut is from Old English strūtian ('to stand out stiffly, project'), from Proto-Germanic *strūt- ('to be rigid, swell'); the supporting-bar sense developed from the notion of something standing stiff. Important recorded forms include strūtian (Old English) and *strūt- (Proto-Germanic). The semantic development is already visible in the history: an older concrete or specialized use was extended into the modern meaning rather than replaced by a separate origin. In current use it covers to walk with a proud, stiff swagger; or a supporting bar. The wider family includes derived forms such as strutter and strutting.

## Topics
- Actions & Processes

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