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brag
[ brag ]
verb (used without object)
- to use boastful language; boast:
He bragged endlessly about his high score.
verb (used with object)
- to boast of:
He bragged that he had won.
Antonyms:
noun
- a boast or vaunt.
- a thing to boast of.
- a boaster.
- an old English card game similar to poker.
adjective
- Archaic. unusually fine; first-rate.
brag
/ æɡ /
verb
- to speak of (one's own achievements, possessions, etc) arrogantly and boastfully
noun
- boastful talk or behaviour, or an instance of this
- something boasted of
his brag was his new car
- a braggart; boaster
- a card game: an old form of poker
Derived Forms
- ˈԲ, nounadjective
- ˈ, noun
- ˈԲly, adverb
Other 51Թ Forms
- gԲ· adverb
- l adjective
- dzܳb verb (used with object) outbragged outbragging
- v· verb overbragged overbragging
- ܲ·gԲ adjective
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of brag1
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of brag1
Synonym Study
Example Sentences
“I spent a couple of bucks on legal fees, and they spent a whole lot more,” Trump once bragged in an interview about his 2006 libel claim against a journalist named Tim O’Brien.
He claims bragging rights in a family feud which began 35 years ago when their legendary fathers first fought.
He had been bragging of increasing permits, and said the department was “retooling” its process to provide even more — estimating the total could jump from less than 3,200 to as many as 50,000.
She was not just prideful; she was bragging.
Since Bezos’ main competitor in the world’s richest man pageant is running around bragging about his plan to seed more wombs, these testimonials emphasize the nobility in the Blue Origin founder’s space flight sponsorship.
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