swan meaning

UK /swɒn/ US /swɑn/ 1 syllable

swan (verb): to declare or affirm solemnly and formally as true.

swan has 4 meanings in this dictionary, as verb and noun.

swan as a verb

  1. to declare or affirm solemnly and formally as true
    • Before God I swear I am innocent

    Synonyms: affirm, verify, assert, avow, aver, swear

    Type of: declare

    Kinds: hold, claim, attest, declare, protest, assure

  2. move about aimlessly or without any destination, often in search of food or employment
    • The gypsies roamed the woods
    • roving vagabonds
    • the wandering Jew
    • The cattle roam across the prairie
    • the laborers drift from one town to the next
    • They rolled from town to town

    Synonyms: roll, wander, stray, tramp, roam, cast, ramble, rove, range, drift, vagabond

    Type of: travel

    Kinds: maunder, gallivant

  3. sweep majestically
    • Airplanes were swanning over the mountains

    Type of: sweep

swan as a noun

  1. stately heavy-bodied aquatic bird with very long neck and usually white plumage as adult

    Type of: aquatic bird

    Kinds: coscoroba, cob, pen, cygnet, mute swan, whooper, tundra swan, trumpeter, black swan

How to pronounce swan

swan is pronounced /swɒn/ in British English and /swɑn/ in American English. It has 1 syllable.

Words that rhyme with swan

Scrabble score: 7 (letter breakdown)

Word lists: words starting with SW · words ending in AN · 4-letter words

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