swan

πŸ“– Definitions

noun

1. Any of various long-necked large waterbirds, usually in white plumage.

2. Someone or something of unusual beauty, grace, purity, etc.

verb intr.

1. To move about in an idle, aimless way.2. To declare or to swear.

πŸ’¬ Usage Examples

β€œ[FranΓ§ois Poulain] scoffs at Europeans who swan around thinking they are better than everyone else.” Judith Shulevitz; I Found the Feminism I Was Looking for in the Lost Writings of a 17th-Century Priest; The Atlantic (New York); Sep 2021. β€œβ€˜It will be okay,’ he said. β€˜I swan.’” Homer Hickam; Red Helmet; Thomas Nelson; 2008.
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