swanking
present participle ofswank
swank
verb[I]
UKinformaldisapprovinguk/swæŋk/us/swæŋk/tobehaveorspeaktooconfidentlybecause youthinkthat you are veryimportant, inordertoattractother people'sattentionandadmiration:
Just because youwon, there's no need to swank.
People around here don't swankabouttheirmoney.
Attention-seeking, distracting and showing off
- chichi
- conspicuous consumption
- dressed
- dressed (up) to the ninesidiom
- flamboyance
- flamboyantly
- flashsomethingaround
- flashily
- flaunt
- gimmick
- grandstanding
- hotdog
- ostentatious
- peacocking
- posture
- push(something)forward
- razzmatazz
- self-conscious
- self-consciously
- self-consciousness
Examplesofswanking
swanking
In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use.
You cannot make tens of thousands out of building houses without having "swanking" somewhere.
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The men follow certain set values ofswanking, such as physical cleanliness, sobriety and above all self-respect.
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