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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]
Brag \Brag\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Bragged; p. pr. & vb. n.
Bragging.] [OE. braggen to resound, blow, boast (cf. F.
braguer to lead a merry life, flaunt, boast, OF. brague
merriment), from Icel. braka to creak, brak noise, fr. the
same root as E. break; properly then, to make a noise, boast.
?{95.]
To talk about one's self, or things pertaining to one's self,
in a manner intended to excite admiration, envy, or wonder;
to talk boastfully; to boast; -- often followed by of; as, to
brag of one's exploits, courage, or money, or of the great
things one intends to do.
[1913 Webster]
Conceit, more rich in matter than in words,
Brags of his substance, not of ornament. --Shak.
[1913 Webster]
Syn: To swagger; boast; vapor; bluster; vaunt; flourish; talk
big.
[1913 Webster]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]
Brag \Brag\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Bragged; p. pr. & vb. n.
Bragging.] [OE. braggen to resound, blow, boast (cf. F.
braguer to lead a merry life, flaunt, boast, OF. brague
merriment), from Icel. braka to creak, brak noise, fr. the
same root as E. break; properly then, to make a noise, boast.
?{95.]
To talk about one's self, or things pertaining to one's self,
in a manner intended to excite admiration, envy, or wonder;
to talk boastfully; to boast; -- often followed by of; as, to
brag of one's exploits, courage, or money, or of the great
things one intends to do.
Conceit, more rich in matter than in words, Brags of
his substance, not of ornament. --Shak.
Syn: To swagger; boast; vapor; bluster; vaunt; flourish; talk
big.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]
brag
adj : exceptionally good; "a boss hand at carpentry"; "his brag
cornfield" [syn: boss]
n : an instance of boastful talk; "his brag is worse than his
fight"; "whenever he won we were exposed to his
gasconade" [syn: bragging, crow, crowing, vaporing,
line-shooting, gasconade]
v : show off [syn: boast, tout, swash, shoot a line, gas,
blow, bluster, vaunt, gasconade]
[also: bragging, bragged]
From WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]
bragging
adj : exhibiting self-importance; "big talk" [syn: boastful, braggart(a),
bragging(a), braggy, big, cock-a-hoop, crowing,
self-aggrandizing, self-aggrandising]
n : an instance of boastful talk; "his brag is worse than his
fight"; "whenever he won we were exposed to his
gasconade" [syn: brag, crow, crowing, vaporing, line-shooting,
gasconade]
From WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]
bragging
See brag
From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]
bragging
n.
The act of one who brags.
vb.
(present participle of en brag nocat=1)
From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]
bragging
n.
The act of one who brags.
vb.
(present participle of en brag nocat=1)
From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]
bragging
n.
The act of one who brags.
vb.
(present participle of en brag nocat=1)
From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]
bragging
n.
The act of one who brags.
vb.
(present participle of en brag nocat=1)
From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]
bragging
Englanti n.
öykkäröinti
From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]
bragging
Engelska a.
(avledning en brag ordform=prespart)
Engelska vb.
(böjning en verb brag)
From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 : [ freedict:eng-ara ]Bragging /bɹˈaɡɪŋ/ التّفاخرFrom English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]
bragging /bɹˈaɡɪŋ/ vychloubáníFrom English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 : [ freedict:eng-deu ]
bragging /bɹˈaɡɪŋ/ AufschneidereiFrom English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 : [ freedict:eng-deu ], Prahlerei , Angeberei , Angabe Synonyms: boasting, cockalorum
bragging /bɹˈaɡɪŋ/ GroßtuereiFrom English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 : [ freedict:eng-deu ]Synonyms: showing off, boasting
bragging /bɹˈaɡɪŋ/ prahlend, angebend, sich brüstend see: brag, bragged, brags, braggedFrom English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 : [ freedict:eng-deu ]
bragging /bɹˈaɡɪŋ/ prahlend, angeberischFrom English-Hungarian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.1 : [ freedict:eng-hun ]
bragging /bɹˈaɡɪŋ/ kérkedésFrom English-Svenska FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-swe ]
bragging //ˈbɹaɡɪŋ//From IPA:en_US : [ IPA:en_US ]skryt, skrävel the act of one who brags
From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 : [ moby-thesaurus ]/ˈbɹæɡɪŋ/
41 Moby Thesaurus words for "bragging":
Gascon, bluster, boast, boastful, boastfulness, boasting, bombast,
brag, braggadocio, braggart, braggartism, bravado, conceit,
conceited, fanfaron, fanfaronade, fanfaronading, gasconade,
gasconading, gasconism, heroics, jactation, jactitation,
rodomontade, self-advertising, self-applauding, self-flattering,
self-glorious, self-lauding, self-vaunting, side, swagger,
thrasonic, thrasonical, vain, vainglorious, vanity, vaporing,
vaunt, vauntery, vaunting