bragging Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun an instance of boastful talk
    crow; vaporing; crowing; brag; line-shooting; gasconade.
    • his brag is worse than his fight
    • whenever he won we were exposed to his gasconade
  2. verb show off
    blow; boast; gasconade; gas; brag; tout; swash; bluster; shoot a line; vaunt.
  3. adjective satellite exhibiting self-importance
    crowing; braggart; big; boastful; cock-a-hoop; self-aggrandizing; braggy; self-aggrandising.
    • big talk

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