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[ swosh-buhk-ling, swawsh- ] / ˈswɒʃˌbʌk lɪŋ, ˈswɔʃ- / SEE SYNONYMS FOR swashbuckling ON THESAURUS.COM
adjectivecharacteristic of or behaving in the manner of a swashbuckler. nounthe activities, deeds, or adventures of a swashbuckler. Sometimes swash·buck·ler·ing . Origin of swashbucklingFirst recorded in 1685–95; swashbuckl(er) + -ing2, -ing1 Words nearby swashbucklingSwartkrans ape-man, swartzite, swash, swashbuckle, swashbuckler, swashbuckling, swashing, swash letter, swash plate, swastika, swat Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for swashbucklingHe was convicted of perjury, served 30 days, and went back to a swashbuckling career in contraband. The Weirdest Story About a Conservative Obsession, a Convicted Bomber, and Taylor Swift You Have Ever Read|David Weigel|August 30, 2014|DAILY BEAST Some viewers might even complain that there wasn't enough sex or swashbuckling in “Two Swords”—that the episode was “slow.” Game of Thrones’ Season 4 Premiere ‘Two Swords’: Valyrian Steel, Arya’s Revenge, and the Red Viper|Andrew Romano|April 7, 2014|DAILY BEAST McClendon, a swashbuckling executive and fracking pioneer, was ultimately pushed out of his job. How the Kings of Fracking Double-Crossed Their Way to Riches|ProPublica|March 13, 2014|DAILY BEAST Jonathan Groff turns a hapless mountaineer who talks to his pet reindeer into a swashbuckling Prince Charming. ‘Frozen’ Is the Best Disney Film Since ‘The Lion King’|Kevin Fallon|November 25, 2013|DAILY BEAST
The swashbuckling efforts of Bharara, U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York, have landed him on the cover of Time. That’ll Be $1.2 Billion, Please|Daniel Gross|November 4, 2013|DAILY BEAST What Nietzsche has done here is, in his swashbuckling fashion, to cut under the abstract and final pretensions of creeds. A Preface to Politics|Walter Lippmann Think you it is only a war-worn, hard-drinking, swashbuckling ruffler that can sin? The Tavern Knight|Rafael Sabatini His face was flushed, there was a jovial light in his eyes, the lips were parted in a swashbuckling smile. Right Ho, Jeeves|P. G. Wodehouse Not the swashbuckling kind of Americanism—the chip-on-the-shoulder kind—the we-can-lick-the-world kind. The Story of The American Legion|George Seay Wheat They are by no means the swashbuckling, bullying, dissolute companions painted by those who know nothing about them. Germany and the Germans|Price Collier
British Dictionary definitions for swashbuckling
adjective (usually prenominal)of or characteristic of a swashbuckler (esp of films in period costume) full of adventure and excitement Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to swashbucklingfearless, debonair, stylish, dapper, plucky, splashy, glamorous, bombastic, colorful, brilliant, dazzling, flashy, ornate, infringement, plagiarism, theft, hijacking, copying, sashay, strut |