What is "bragging" in English? Definition and Explanations

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What does bragging mean in English? Meaning of bragging definition and abbreviation with examples.

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What is "bragging" in English? Definition and Explanations

Meaning of "bragging": an instance of boastful talk

Noun

  • Meaning: an instance of boastful talk
  • Example: his brag is worse than his fight whenever he won we were exposed to his gasconade
  • Synonyms: brag bragging crow crowing gasconade line-shooting vaporing
  • Hypernyms: boast boasting jactitation self-praise
  • Meaning of "bragging": exhibiting self-importance

    Adjective

  • Meaning: exhibiting self-importance
  • Example: big talk
  • Synonyms: big boastful braggart bragging braggy cock-a-hoop crowing self-aggrandising self-aggrandizing
  • Similar: proud
  • Synonyms:

    crow, gloat, boast, prate, exult, gasconade, grandstand, rodomontade, mouth, puff, swagger, bluster, shuck, vaunt, showboat, hotdog, jive, pat oneself on the back, blow one's own horn,

    Antonyms:

    conceal, hide, deprecate, be quiet, be modest,

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