boast
/boʊst/noun, verb1 syllable
Boast means: show off.
Synonyms for boast14
What does boast mean?3
verb
1
show off
2
wear or display in an ostentatious or proud manner“she was sporting a new hat”
noun
1
speaking of yourself in superlatives
Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
What rhymes with boast?9
Boast in a sentence
- If not a lie, close to a boast.unknown
- Despite his achievements, he is very humble and doesn't boast about them.datrukup
- The publicist boasted of her multifarious contacts across film, fashion, and politics.rul
- London air was not much to boast of at best.KoreanBeaver
- It's not a thing one can well boast of.unknown
- The new school building is the boast of the village.unknown
- It is his constant boast that he has a good memory for names.unknown
- His boast that he is the best pitcher is true.CM
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Forms of boast
as a noun
- plural
- boasts
as a verb
- past tense
- boasted
- present participle
- boasting
- third-person singular
- boasts
- past participle
- boasted