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boast - speaking of yourself in superlatives |
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boasting,
jactitation |
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speech act the use of language to perform some act
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brag,
bragging,
crowing,
gasconade,
line-shooting,
vaporing,
crow an instance of boastful talk; "his brag is worse than his fight"; "whenever he won we were exposed to his gasconade"
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braggadocio,
rhodomontade,
rodomontade,
bluster vain and empty boasting
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vaunt extravagant self-praise
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self-assertion the act of asserting yourself in an aggressive manner
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verb |
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boast - show off |
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tout,
swash,
brag,
gas,
blow,
bluster,
vaunt,
gasconade |
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hyperbolise,
hyperbolize,
overstate,
exaggerate,
overdraw,
magnify,
amplify to enlarge beyond bounds or the truth; "tended to romanticize and exaggerate this `gracious Old South' imagery"
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puff blow hard and loudly; "he huffed and puffed as he made his way up the mountain"
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gloat,
crow,
triumph dwell on with satisfaction
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