Vaunt

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • v. To speak boastfully of; brag about.
  • verb-intransitive. To speak boastfully; brag. See Synonyms at boast1.
  • n. A boastful remark.
  • n. Speech of extravagant self-praise.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • v. To speak boastfully.
  • v. To speak boastfully about.
  • n. A boast; an instance of vaunting.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • verb-intransitive. To boast; to make a vain display of one's own worth, attainments, decorations, or the like; to talk ostentatiously; to brag.
  • v. To boast of; to make a vain display of; to display with ostentation. In the latter sense, the term usually used is flaunt.
  • n. A vain display of what one is, or has, or has done; ostentation from vanity; a boast; a brag.
  • n. The first part.
  • v. To put forward; to display.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • To make a vain display of one's own worth, attainments, or powers; talk with vain ostentation: boast; brag.
  • To glory; exult; triumph.
  • To magnify or glorify with vanity; boast of; brag of.
  • To display or put forward boastfully; exhibit vaingloriously.
  • n. A vain display of what one is, or has, or has done; ostentation from vanity; a boast; a brag.
  • n. The first part; the beginning.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • v. show off
  • n. extravagant self-praise
  • Antonym
    flaunt   
    Verb Form
    vaunted    vaunting    vaunts   
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    boast    self-praise    jactitation    boasting   
    Form
    vaunted    vaunting    vaunter   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    boast    brag    display    rejoice    exult   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts