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boasting
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boasting
n.
act of speaking of oneself in superlatives; bravado; self praise; act of glorying; conceited and boastful speaking; pretentious display
boast
v.
brag, exaggerate about oneself
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Boasting
Boasting is to speak with excessive pride and self-satisfaction about one’s achievements, possessions, or abilities.
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boasting
Noun
1. speaking of yourself in superlatives
(synonym) boast, self-praise, jactitation
(hypernym) speech act
(hyponym) brag, bragging, crow, crowing, vaporing, line-shooting, gasconade
boast
Noun
1. speaking of yourself in superlatives
(synonym) boasting, self-praise, jactitation
(hypernym) speech act
(hyponym) brag, bragging, crow, crowing, vaporing, line-shooting, gasconade
(derivation) tout, swash, shoot a line, brag, gas, blow, bluster, vaunt, gasconade
Verb
1. show off
(synonym) tout, swash, shoot a line, brag, gas, blow, bluster, vaunt, gasconade
(hypernym) overstate, exaggerate, overdraw, hyperbolize, hyerbolise, magnify, amplify
(hyponym) puff
(derivation) boasting, self-praise, jactitation
2. wear or display in an ostentatious or proud manner; "she was sporting a new hat"
(synonym) sport, feature
(hypernym) have, feature
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boast
v.
chlubit se; pyšnit se
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boast
Czas.
chwalić się; szczycić się
