brag

[brag] / bræg /

VERB

talk boastingly

Synonyms

STRONGEST

boast crow gloat

STRONG

bluster exult gasconade grandstand hot-dog jive mouth prate puff rodomontade showboat shuck swagger vaunt

WEAK

blow one's own horn pat oneself on the back

Antonyms

STRONG

conceal hide

WEAK

be modest be quiet deprecate

Example Sentences

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I don’t want her to think I’m bragging.

From Literature

Is he bragging about his bravery on the battlefield?

From The Wall Street Journal

“I have not missed an issue in 32 years,” he brags.

From The Wall Street Journal

He now brags that his daughter has a “high-powered direct report” assisting her at work.

From The Wall Street Journal

“You know he didn’t talk to anyone in five years until me?” he bragged to the social worker.

From Literature