boasting
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boasting
- /ˈboʊstɪŋ/ US
adjective more boasting · most boasting
- boastful
verb
- present participle and gerund of boast
noun boastings
- The making of boasts.
- An individual boast or bout of boasting. Solomon says, "Pride goes before destruction, and a haughty spirit before a fall." Some, as soon as their vain boastings were uttered, were made monuments of divine justice.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: jactitation, self-praise, generating, bragging, braggartry, braggery, jactation, beot, crack, swagger, blustering, touting, gassing, bloviation, gasconade, humblebrag
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Talk about this word "boasting." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/boasting. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. boasting. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/boasting "boasting." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/boasting.Cite this
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title = {boasting},
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