Brag
[bræg]
Definition
(noun.) an instance of boastful talk; 'his brag is worse than his fight'; 'whenever he won we were exposed to his gasconade'.
Checked by Annabelle--From WordNet
Definition
(v. i.) To talk about one's self, or things pertaining to one's self, in a manner intended to excite admiration, envy, or wonder; to talk boastfully; to boast; -- often followed by of; as, to brag of one's exploits, courage, or money, or of the great things one intends to do.
(v. t.) To boast of.
(n.) A boast or boasting; bragging; ostentatious pretense or self glorification.
(n.) The thing which is boasted of.
(n.) A game at cards similar to bluff.
(v. i.) Brisk; full of spirits; boasting; pretentious; conceited.
(adv.) Proudly; boastfully.
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Synonyms and Synonymous
v. n. Boast, vaunt, gasconade, bluster, vapor, flourish, exalt one's self, magnify one's self, TALK BIG.
n. Boast, vaunt, gasconade, bluster, bravado, vaporing, BLATHERSKITE, great cry and little wool.
Checker: Maryann
Definition
v.i. to boast or bluster:—pr.p. brag′ging; pa.p. bragged.—n. a boast or boasting: the thing boasted of: a game at cards very like poker.—adj. Brag′ging.—advs. Brag′gingly Brag′ly (Spens.).
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Examples
- HE would get on well enough if she'd let him alone; they like his slang and his brag and his blunders. Edith Wharton. The House of Mirth.
- You're so sweet and you don't have to brag. Ernest Hemingway. A Farewell To Arms.
- If you make a brag of your honesty to me,' said the tinker, 'I'll knock your brains out. Charles Dickens. David Copperfield.
- This, Sir Knight, said Rebecca, is but idle boasting--a brag of what you would have done had you not found it convenient to do otherwise. Walter Scott. Ivanhoe.
- Bear in mind then, that Brag is a good dog, but Holdfast is a better. Charles Dickens. Great Expectations.
- You needn't brag about it,' returned Fledgeby, disappointed in his desire to heighten the contrast between his bed and the streets. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
- Then they open their throttle valves, and how they do brag, and sneer, and swell, and soar, and blaspheme the sacred name of Truth! Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
- Of course, he may be bragging now. Hemingway, Ernest. For Whom The Bell Tolls.
- Now you're bragging, darling. Ernest Hemingway. A Farewell To Arms.
- I like him, Mamma, because he knows such lots of things; and he ain't like old Veal, who is always bragging and using such long words, don't you know? William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
- Once, when she had been bragging about the vehemence of Isidore's attachment, I asked if she loved him in return. Charlotte Bronte. Villette.
- His bragging would never cease. Fergus Hume. The Island of Fantasy.
- It seemed like bragging, but like a man in extremity bragging truthfully. D. H. Lawrence. Women in Love .
- But you're always bragging about something. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
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