strutting
 加柱; 支撐物
 Strut v. t. [imp. & p. p. Strutted p. pr. & vb. n. Strutting.]
 1. To swell; to bulge out. [R.]
    The bellying canvas strutted with the gale.   --Dryden.
 2. To walk with a lofty, proud gait, and erect head; to walk with affected dignity.
    Does he not hold up his head, . . . and strut in his gait?   --Shak.
 Strut·ting, a. & n. from Strut, v. -- Strut*ting*ly, adv.
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 strut
      n 1: a proud stiff pompous gait [syn: prance, swagger]
      2: brace consisting of a bar or rod used to resist longitudinal
         compression
      v : to walk with a lofty proud gait, often in an attempt to
          impress others; "He struts around like a rooster in a hen
          house" [syn: swagger, ruffle, prance, sashay, cock]
      [also: strutting, strutted]
 strutting
      See strut