show away en · VERB
Meanings
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(archaic) To show off.
I behaved with sense and propriety, & did not attempt at all to show away […].
1763, James Boswell, edited by Gordon Turnbull, London Journal 1762-1763, Penguin, published 2014, page 260:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| showing away | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| showed away | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| shown away | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| shows away | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic |
Synonyms
flaunt · exhibitionize · strut · swank · floss · cut it fat · showboat · boulevardier · preen · aura farm · flamboast · venditate · ostent · yaya · cut a wide swath · strut one's stuff · ostentate · swagger · show off · flex · high-side · three-sheet · show away · swagger · fluff one's feathers · figure away · let one's nuts hang · stunt · cut round · showboat · gallery · ostentate · swag it out