Swan

Quick meaning: Swan is a noun meaning Any of various species of large, long-necked waterfowl, of genus Cygnus (bird family: Anatidae), most of which have white plumage.

Meaning

Any of various species of large, long-necked waterfowl, of genus Cygnus (bird family: Anatidae), most of which have white plumage.

More Meanings

1. (figuratively) One whose grace etc. suggests a swan.
2. (heraldry) This bird used as a heraldic charge, sometimes with a crown around its neck (e. g. the arms of Buckinghamshire).
3. (intransitive) To travel or move about in an aimless, idle, or pretentiously casual way.
4. (US, dialectal or colloquial) To declare (chiefly in first-person present constructions).

Example Sentences

"Well, I swan, man, I had a better opinion of you than that."

‘She slammed the door so hard I figured a window'd break […].’ ‘I swan,’ I said.

He swans around that stinking office in his expensive clothes that are a little too tight for comfort, he swans around that stinking office without a care in the world.

On the other side: the rich, beautiful tapestry of WASP culture that constituted Levis's life—friends playing horseshoes at backyard cocktail parties, where girls swanned in chaise longues, clinking their gin and tonics.

Word Forms

• swans
• swanning
• swanned
• swanny

Synonyms for swan

Depending on context, synonyms include assert, affirm, cast, drift, ramble, vagabond.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include rove, stray, range, drift, ramble, cast.

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