strut meaning

strut as a noun

1. a proud stiff pompous gait

   Synonyms: prance, swagger

   Type of: gait

2. brace consisting of a bar or rod used to resist longitudinal compression

   Type of: brace

strut as a verb

1. to walk with a lofty proud gait, often in an attempt to impress others
   • He struts around like a rooster in a hen house

   Synonyms: tittup, swagger, ruffle, prance, sashay, cock

   Type of: walk

How to pronounce strut

strut is pronounced /strʌt/ in British English and /strʌt/ in American English. It has 1 syllable.

Words that rhyme with strut

• cut
• shut
• butt
• nut
• hut
• but
• gut
• glut
• putt
• jut
• tut
• smut