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BOASTING | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary Meaning of boasting in English boasting Add to word list Add to word list present participle of boast boast verb uk Your browser doesn't support HTML5 audio / bəʊst / us Your browser doesn't support HTML5 audio / boʊst / boast verb ( SPEAK PROUDLY ) B2 [ I or T ] disapproving to speak too proudly or happily about what you have done or what you own: He didn't talk about his exam results in case people thought he was boasting. Parents enjoy boasting about their children's achievements . [ + that ] They boasted that they had never lost a single game . to boast about something boast I don't mean to boast, but I got a promotion well ahead of schedule. brag She likes to brag about how her son is a doctor. crow He won't stop crowing about how much money he makes. trumpet He's always trumpeting his latest triumph. show off She likes to show off by wearing expensive shoes wherever she goes. See more results » Britain's best-known ticket tout once boasted that he could get you tickets for anything. He's always boasting. He's such a big-head! After boasting that his company could outperform the industry's best , he's been forced to eat humble pie . He's always boasting about his sexual prowess . He was a naturally shy man, who never boasted about his achievements . Boasting bighead blow your own trumpet idiom blowhard boast boastful boastfulness brag braggadocio braggadocious braggart chest beating chest thumping crow crow about something flex humblebrag rodomontade swaggerer toot toot your own horn idiom See more results » boast verb ( HAVE ) C2 [ T not continuous ] to have or own something to be proud of: Ireland boasts beautiful beaches , great restaurants , and friendly locals . Having and owning - general words acquire acquisition alluvion attach attach something to something phrasal verb be endowed with something idiom carry holder interest someone in something phrasal verb lay live without something lord/master/mistress/king/queen of all you survey idiom make something (all) your own idiom reside in something/someone phrasal verb revert revert to something phrasal verb shared ownership stake stake something out phrasal verb survey See more results » (Definition of boasting from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press) Examples of boasting boasting In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use. Here the boasting , usually a confrontational speech act, has the effect of creating homosociality and is thus socially indirect. From the Cambridge English Corpus Not all readers found it necessary to distinguish between a work of history and a work boasting the narrative power of an entertaining novel. From the Cambridge English Corpus The plural system, in contrast, is vastly over-represented by regular forms, boasting only a handful of irregular alternatives to the ' add a regular suffix ' pattern. From the Cambridge English Corpus In family interaction, for example, the case study is about nagging; in the workplace domain, about male banter and boasting in a stockbroker's office. From the Cambridge English Corpus While boasting of 'human kindness', our species treats nonhumans with extreme injustice and cruelty. From the Cambridge English Corpus In summary, there is much to recommend this book as boasting an ambitious, well-defended and important account of the production of slips of the tongue in second language speech. From the Cambridge English Corpus Social indirectness will also be shown below in the boasting and "cool" stances the men take. From the Cambridge English Corpus Who is he to take them to task when he is positively boasting of what he calls his sententious asides? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Despite all the hype and boasting , there has not in practice been an increase—quite the reverse. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 In this country we are very fond of boasting that we do not place great power in one pair of hands. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Certain nations are boasting of their prosperity and how well they are doing, while this country has suffered a series of cutbacks. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It was an occasion for decent humility, not for boasting . From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 A great many are revelling in and boasting of their neutrality. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The resort or attraction boasting the highest number of visitors is considered to be the best. From Europarl Parallel Corpus - English I see that in the circular they have sent to us manufacturers are boasting of having achieved a triumph. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. Browse boasted boastful boastfully boastfulness boasting boat boat deck BETA boat people boat slip More meanings of boasting boast See all meanings Word of the Day flex UK Your browser doesn't support HTML5 audio /fleks/ US Your browser doesn't support HTML5 audio /fleks/ to show that you are very proud or happy about something you have done or something you own, usually in a way that annoys people About this Blog It’s a dirty business: the metaphorical use of ‘dirty’ April 29, 2026 Read More New Words superworker May 04, 2026 More new words has been added to list To top AI Assistant Contents English Examples AI Assistant Cambridge Dictionary +Plus My profile +Plus help Log out English (UK) Change English (UK) English (US) Español Português 中文 (简体) 正體中文 (繁體) Dansk Deutsch Français Italiano Nederlands Norsk Polski Русский Türkçe Tiếng Việt Svenska Українська 日本語 한국어 ગુજરાતી தமிழ் తెలుగు বাঙ্গালি मराठी हिंदी Follow us Choose a dictionary Recent and Recommended Definitions Clear explanations of natural written and spoken English English Learner’s Dictionary Essential British English Essential American English Grammar and thesaurus Usage explanations of natural written and spoken English Grammar Thesaurus Pronunciation British and American pronunciations with audio English Pronunciation Translation Click on the arrows to change the translation direction. 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