Strut
WordNet
noun
(1) A proud stiff pompous gait
(2) Brace consisting of a bar or rod used to resist longitudinal compression
verb
(3) To walk with a lofty proud gait, often in an attempt to impress others
"He struts around like a rooster in a hen house"
WiktionaryText
Etymology 2
Cognate with German , Danish . Cf. Old Norse , Gothic , Middle High German ( > obsolete German , now in Alemannic)
Verb
- to bulge out
- To walk proudly or haughtily.
- He strutted about the yard, thinking himself master of all he surveyed.