- swash|buck|ling
- swash|buck|ling «SWOSH BUHK lihng, SWSH-», noun, adjective.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
swash|buck|ling
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swash|buck|le — «SWOSH BUHK uhl, SWSH », verb, led, ling, noun. –v.i. to swagger in a noisy, blustering, or boasting manner: »[He] sings and swashbuckles in eighteenth century costume (Newsweek). –v.t. to make by swashbuckling: »... dashing soldiers of fortune… … Useful english dictionary
buck — buck; buck·a·roo; buck·ber·ry; buck·board; buck·et·er; buck·et·ful; buck·ey wrack; buck·ing·ham·shire; buck·ish; buck·ism; buck·le·less; buck·leya; buck·ra; buck·shee; buck·skinned; buck·wagon; buck·wheat·er; el·buck; gems·buck; jum·buck;… … English syllables
swash — swash·buck·le; swash·buck·ler; swash·buck·ler·ing; swash·buck·ling; swash; swash·er; … English syllables
swashbuckling — swash·buck·ling … English syllables
swashbuckling — swash|buck|ling [ swaʃ,bʌklıŋ ] adjective used about a character in a story, movie, etc. who has a lot of fights and exciting experiences a. swashbuckling movies, stories, etc. involve a lot of fights and exciting experiences ╾ swash|buck|ler… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
swashbuckling — swash|buck|ling [ˈswɔʃˌbʌkəlıŋ US ˈswa:ʃ , ˈswo:ʃ ] adj [Date: 1600 1700; Origin: swashbuckler noisy boastful fighter (16 20 centuries), from swash to wave around or hit noisily (15 20 centuries) (probably from the sound) + buckler] relating to… … Dictionary of contemporary English
swashbuckling — swash•buck•ling [[t]ˈswɒʃˌbʌk lɪŋ, ˈswɔʃ [/t]] adj. 1) characteristic of or behaving in the manner of a swashbuckler 2) the activities, adventures, or deeds of a swashbuckler • Etymology: 1685–95 … From formal English to slang
swashbuckle — swash•buck•le [[t]ˈswɒʃˌbʌk əl, ˈswɔʃ [/t]] v. i. led, ling cvb to work, behave, or perform as a swashbuckler • Etymology: 1895–1900 … From formal English to slang
