Strutting vs Strut - What's the difference?
strutting | strut |
The act of one who struts.
* 1906 , Jack London, White Fang
To swell; protuberate; bulge or spread out.
* Dryden
(originally said of fowl) To stand or walk stiffly, with the tail erect and spread out.
To walk proudly or haughtily.
* Shakespeare
(obsolete) To cause to swell; enlarge; give more importance to.
To protrude; cause to bulge.
(construction) To brace or support by a strut ot struts; hold in place or strengthen by an upright, diagonal, or transverse support.
As verbs the difference between strutting and strut
is that strutting is while strut is to swell; protuberate; bulge or spread out or strut can be (construction) to brace or support by a strut ot struts; hold in place or strengthen by an upright, diagonal, or transverse support.As nouns the difference between strutting and strut
is that strutting is the act of one who struts while strut is a proud step or walk, with the head erect; affected dignity in walking or strut can be a support rod.As an adjective strut is
(archaic) swelling out; protuberant; bulging.strutting
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Verb
(head)Noun
(en noun)- When dogs fight, there are usually preliminaries to the actual combat — snarlings and bristlings and stiff-legged struttings . But White Fang learned to omit these preliminaries.
strut
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Etymology 1
From (etyl) (m), (m), from (etyl) , now in Alemannic)Alternative forms
* (l), (l) (dialectal)Verb
(en-verb)- The bellying canvas strutted with the gale.
- He strutted about the yard, thinking himself master of all he surveyed.
- Does he not hold up his head, and strut in his gait?
