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boasting

/ˈboʊstɪŋ/noun2 syllables

Boasting means: speaking of yourself in superlatives.

Synonyms for boasting3

noun, as in speaking of yourself in superlatives

boast, self-praise, jactitation

What does boasting mean?1

noun

1

speaking of yourself in superlatives

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with boasting?3

Show 40 near rhymes
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Boasting in a sentence

  • With all his boasting, he is a coward.unknown
  • I don't like his boasting of his success in business.CM
  • His continual boasting gave offense to everybody.unknown
  • He is always boasting of his achievements.CK
  • He is boasting in front of us.AmarMecheri
  • People are boasting about this on Tiktok.Amastan

Sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR, credited to their authors.

Forms of boasting

as a noun

plural
boastings