The meaning of Boasting

Boasting – definition

noun
Excessively proud and self-satisfied talk about one's achievements, possessions, or abilities.
Usage examples:
His online boasting led police straight to his doorstep

adjective
Exhibiting or characterized by excessive pride or self-satisfaction.
Usage examples:
She addressed his boasting comments about being a famous billionaire

verb
Talk with excessive pride and self-satisfaction about one's achievements, possessions, or abilities.
Usage examples:
She boasted about her many conquests
Synonims:
Brag Crow Swagger Swank Gloat Show off Blow one's own trumpet Sing one's own praises Congratulate oneself Pat oneself on the back Exaggerate Overstate Preen oneself Give oneself airs Talk big
verb
(of a person, place, or thing) possess (a feature that is a source of pride).
Usage examples:
The hotel boasts high standards of comfort
Synonims:
Possess Have Own Enjoy Pride oneself/itself on Be the proud owner of

verb
Present participle of boast
Usage examples:
He didn't talk about his exam results in case people thought he was boasting., parents enjoy boasti…

Boasting translation into English

Boasting: translate from English into Chinese

吹嘘

Boasting: translate from English into Dutch

Opscheppen, Pocherij, Gezwets

Boasting: translate from English into French

Se vanter, Fanfaronnade

Boasting: translate from English into German

Prahlerei, Prahlen, Angeberei, Prahlend, Großtuerei

Boasting: translate from English into Hindi

शेखी

Boasting: translate from English into Italian

Vantarsi, Vanteria

Boasting: translate from English into Korean

자랑

Boasting: translate from English into Russian

Хвастовство, Похвальба

Boasting: translate from English into Spanish

Jactancia, Alardes, Parada

Word origin

Middle English (as a noun): of unknown origin.

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Boasting – similar words

boastful

adjective
Showing excessive pride and self-satisfaction in one's achievements, possessions, or abilities.
Usage examples:
He always seemed to be rather boastful and above himself

adjective
Having a tendency to praise yourself and what you have done

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boasted

verb
Talk with excessive pride and self-satisfaction about one's achievements, possessions, or abilities.
Usage examples:
She boasted about her many conquests

noun
An act of talking with excessive pride and self-satisfaction.
Usage examples:
I said i would win and it wasn't an idle boast

noun
(in squash) a stroke in which the ball is made to hit one of the side walls before hitting the front wall.
Usage examples:
His favourite ploy was a backhand boast pulling beachill to the front right corner and whatever bea…

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boast

verb
Talk with excessive pride and self-satisfaction about one's achievements, possessions, or abilities.
Usage examples:
She boasted about her many conquests

noun
An act of talking with excessive pride and self-satisfaction.
Usage examples:
I said i would win and it wasn't an idle boast

noun
(in squash) a stroke in which the ball is made to hit one of the side walls before hitting the front wall.
Usage examples:
His favourite ploy was a backhand boast pulling beachill to the front right corner and whatever bea…

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Boasting synonims

brag

verb
Say something in a boastful manner.
Usage examples:
He bragged that he was sure of victory

noun
A gambling card game which is a simplified form of poker.
Usage examples:
Games of pontoon, brag, and poker

adjective
Excellent; first-rate.
Usage examples:
That was my brag heifer

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crow

noun
A large bird with mostly glossy black plumage, a heavy bill, and a raucous voice.
Usage examples:
He said the proliferation of corvids birds like grey crows, magpies and rooks could be directly lin…

verb
(of a cock) utter its characteristic loud cry.
Usage examples:
She was awakened in the mornings by cocks crowing

noun
The cry of a cock.
Usage examples:
Beware of the bark of a dog or crow of a cock at night, for they signify death.

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enjoy

verb
Take delight or pleasure in (an activity or occasion).
Usage examples:
I enjoy watching good films

verb
To feel happy because of doing or experiencing something
Usage examples:
We enjoyed the scenery., i enjoyed your book very much., enjoy your weekend., she liked her job bec…

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exaggerate

verb
Represent (something) as being larger, better, or worse than it really is.
Usage examples:
He was apt to exaggerate any aches and pains

verb
To make something seem larger, more important, better, or worse than it really is
Usage examples:
[ t ] the media exaggerate the risks and benefits of research findings., [ i ] i don’t want to exag…

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gloat

ɡləʊt

verb
Dwell on one's own success or another's misfortune with smugness or malignant pleasure.
Usage examples:
His enemies gloated over his death

noun
An act of gloating.
Usage examples:
I would join her for a good gloat

verb
To feel or show much pleasure because of your own success or good luck, or because of someone else’s misfortune
Usage examples:
You may have won, but don’t gloat about it.

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have

hæv

verb
Possess, own, or hold.
Usage examples:
He had a new car and a boat

noun
People with plenty of money and possessions.
Usage examples:
An increasing gap between the haves and have-nots

Possess, either in a concrete or an abstract sense

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overstate

verb
State too strongly; exaggerate.
Usage examples:
I overstated my case to make my point

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own

adjective
Used with a possessive to emphasize that someone or something belongs or relates to the person or thing mentioned.
Usage examples:
They can't handle their own children

pronoun
Something that belongs to the person or thing mentioned.
Usage examples:
Your life is your own

verb
Have (something) as one's own; possess.
Usage examples:
His father owns a restaurant

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possess

verb
Have as belonging to one; own.
Usage examples:
I do not possess a television set

verb
To have or own something, or to have a particular quality
Usage examples:
Those states are the countries that possess nuclear weapons., she possesses the unusual talent of k…

verb
To have or own something
Usage examples:
More than five million german households possess exercise equipment., these bonds possess many favo…

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show off

idiom
Display proudly; act ostentatiously or pretentiously

phrasal verb
Display someone or something that is a source of pride.
Usage examples:
Her jeans were tight-fitting, showing off her compact figure

phrasal verb
Boastfully display one's abilities or accomplishments.
Usage examples:
He was showing off, trying to make a really big impression

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swagger

verb
Walk or behave in a very confident and arrogant or self-important way.
Usage examples:
He swaggered along the corridor

noun
A very confident and arrogant or self-important gait or manner.
Usage examples:
They strolled around the camp with an exaggerated swagger

adjective
Denoting a coat or jacket cut with a loose flare from the shoulders.

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swank

verb
Display one's wealth, knowledge, or achievements in a way that is intended to impress others.
Usage examples:
He was swanking about, playing the dashing young master spy

noun
Behaviour, talk, or display intended to impress others.
Usage examples:
A little money will buy you a good deal of swank

adjective
Stylishly luxurious and expensive.
Usage examples:
They were photographed coming out of some swank nightclub

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