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Definition of swan verb from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

swan

verb

NAmE//swɑn//

[intransitive] + adv./prep. (informal) (disapproving)Verb Forms present simple I / you / we / they swan

he / she / it swans

past simple swanned

-ing form swanning

to go around enjoying yourself in a way that annoys other people or makes them jealous They've gone swanning off to Paris for the weekend.

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