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Definition of Bragging
1. Adjective. Exhibiting self-importance. "Big talk"
Exact synonyms: Big, Boastful, Braggart, Braggy, Cock-a-hoop, Crowing, Self-aggrandising, Self-aggrandizing
Similar to: Proud
Derivative terms: Boastfulness, Brag
Similar to: Proud
Derivative terms: Boastfulness, Brag
2. Noun. An instance of boastful talk. "Whenever he won we were exposed to his gasconade"
Exact synonyms: Brag, Crow, Crowing, Gasconade, Line-shooting, Vaporing
Generic synonyms: Boast, Boasting, Jactitation, Self-praise
Derivative terms: Brag, Braggy, Crow, Crow, Crow, Gasconade
Generic synonyms: Boast, Boasting, Jactitation, Self-praise
Derivative terms: Brag, Braggy, Crow, Crow, Crow, Gasconade
Definition of Bragging
1. Verb. (present participle of brag) ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Bragging
1. brag [v] - See also: brag
Lexicographical Neighbors of Bragging
Literary usage of Bragging
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Diary of a Southern Refugee, During the War by Judith White Brockenbrough] [McGuire (1868)
"25th.—I got by chance a Philadelphia paper of the 20th. Very little bragging,
but an earnest appeal to their men to be united, to forget that there will be ..."
2. As Others See Us: A Study of Progress in the United States by John Graham Brooks (1908)
"... CHAPTER IV OUR TALENT FOR bragging I APPROACH this chapter with misgivings.
When using the essential portions of it several times as a lecture, ..."
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