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bragging

/ˈbɹæɡ.ɪŋ/noun, verb, adjective2 syllables

Bragging means: show off.

Synonyms for bragging22

noun, as in an instance of boastful talk

brag, crow, crowing, vaporing, line-shooting, gasconade

verb, as in show off

boast, tout, swash, shoot a line, brag, gas, blow, bluster, vaunt, gasconade

adjective, as in exhibiting self-importance

boastful, braggart, braggy, big, cock-a-hoop, crowing, self-aggrandizing, self-aggrandising, proud

What does bragging mean?3

verb

1

show off

adjective

1

exhibiting self-importance“big talk”

noun

1

an instance of boastful talk“his brag is worse than his fight”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with bragging?5

two syllables

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Bragging in a sentence

  • We are tired of hearing you bragging about yourself, you little turkey cock!Hybrid
  • Boris was bragging to everyone that he had seen a ghost.Amastan
  • Your co-workers are bragging about you when you're not here.Amastan
  • It's not so much his bragging as his posturing that bothers me.AlanF_US
  • Rima was bragging about ordering address from a fashionable online store.Amastan
  • He's always bragging about how much money he makes.megamanenm
  • Layla was bragging about how amazing her boyfriend was.OsoHombre
  • James was bragging in front of the whole team.Amastan

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

Forms of bragging

as a noun

plural
braggings