noun
Meaning 1
The act of one who brags.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
bragging
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Pronunciation
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/ˈbɹæɡ.ɪŋ/
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rhymes with -æɡɪŋ
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CMU ARPABET: B R AE1 G IH0 NG Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
verb
Meaning 2
present participle and gerund of brag
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: form-of, gerund, participle, present
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 3
an instance of boastful talk
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- his brag is worse than his fight
- whenever he won we were exposed to his gasconade
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: brag, crow, crowing, vaporing, line-shooting, gasconade
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: boast, boasting, self-praise, jactitation
History
Etymology
No etymology was provided for this word.
Across languages
Translations
11 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- French: fanfaronnade — the act of one who brags
- Ido: fanfaronemeso — the act of one who brags
- Italian: fanfaronata — the act of one who brags
- Latin: iactantia — the act of one who brags
- Polish: przechwałka — the act of one who brags
- Polish: przechwalanie się — the act of one who brags
- Spanish: fanfarronada — the act of one who brags
- Spanish: jactancia — the act of one who brags
- Spanish: alarde — the act of one who brags
- Swedish: skryt — the act of one who brags
- Swedish: skrävel — the act of one who brags