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pavonearse — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • grandstand noun The main covered seating area at a stadium, racetrack, or arena.
  • prance verb To move about with high, springy steps, often showing off.
  • strut verb To walk in a proud, stiff, confident way, often with the head held high.

Senses

pavonearse is used for these senses in English:

  • grandstand (intransitive) To behave dramatically or showily to impress an audience or observers; to pander to a crowd.
  • prance (colloquial, figuratively) To strut about in a showy manner.
  • show off (transitive, and, intransitive, idiomatic) To attract attention to for the purpose of bragging or personal exhibitionism; to demonstrate a skill, talent or property for the purpose of bragging or personal exhibitionism.
  • strut (transitive, by extension) To walk across or on (a stage or other place) haughtily or proudly.

grandstand — full definition

  1. noun The main covered seating area at a stadium, racetrack, or arena.
  2. verb To perform or behave in a showy way purely to win an audience's approval.

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