brag
About 0.59 uses per million words.
Meaning
- noun A boast or boasting; bragging; ostentatious pretence or self-glorification.
- noun The thing which is boasted of.
- noun Short for three card brag.
- verb To boast; to talk with excessive pride about what one has, is able to do, or has done; often as an attempt to popularize oneself.
to brag of one’s exploits, courage, or money
- verb To act in an arrogant or boastful manner.
- adjective Excellent; first-rate.
- adjective Brisk; full of spirits; boasting; pretentious; conceited.
- adverb Proudly; boastfully.
Similar words
vaunt boast gasconade bluster crowing superior tout blow boss vaporing
Often followed by
about of that and to on or a in
Word family
bragged bragger braggers braggest braggier braggiest bragging braggy brags
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