Past tense of swagger
regular verb
The past tense of swagger is swaggered. The past participle is also swaggered.
Forms of swagger
| Base form (V1) | swagger /ˈswæɡ.ə/ |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | swaggered |
| Past participle (V3) | swaggered |
| Present participle | swaggering |
| Third person singular | swaggers |
Swaggered in a sentence
- Men in Sunday suits and orange collarettes swaggered to the music from uniformed flute bands.2022, Liam McIlvanney, The Heretic, page 206. From the entry collarette
- They swaggered around in their Smokey Bears, as if a felt hat would intimidate a short-fused grenade.2011, Robert Buettner, Orphanage: Jason Wander series - Book 1, →ISBN. From the entry smokey bear
- Two burly men, dressed twinsy-style in identical tight pants and tanktops, swaggered along, linked by their pinkies.1979, Garry Wills, At Button’s, Kansas City, Mo.: Andrews and McMeel, Inc., →ISBN, page 148. From the entry twinsy
- Evan had swaggered his way through school, never quite overstepping the line drawn by his long-suffering teachers, but knowing to a millimetre how close he could approach it.1968, Janet Caird, chapter IX, in The Loch, London: Geoffrey Bles, →ISBN, page 87. From the entry half-baked
Meaning of swagger
- verb To behave (especially to walk or carry oneself) in a pompous, superior manner.
- verb To boast or brag noisily; to bluster; to bully.
- verb To walk with a swaying motion.
Questions about the past tense of swagger
- What is the past tense of swagger?
- The past tense of swagger is swaggered.
- What is the past participle of swagger?
- The past participle of swagger is swaggered.
- Is swagger a regular or irregular verb?
- Swagger is a regular verb: its past tense adds -ed.
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: swagger (page history and authors) and the entries of its forms. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws left out forms marked obsolete, archaic, rare or dialectal and added the examples. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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