boast
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(verb) show off |
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Synonyms: blow, bluster, brag, gas, gasconade, shoot a line, swash, tout, vaunt |
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Related Words: amplify, crow, exaggerate, gloat, hyperbolize, magnify, overdraw, overstate, puff, triumph |
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(noun) speaking of yourself in superlatives |
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Synonyms: boasting, jactitation, self-praise |
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Related Words: bluster, brag, braggadocio, bragging, crow, crowing, line-shooting, rodomontade, self-assertion, speech act, vaporing, vaunt |
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(verb) wear or display in an ostentatious or proud manner; "she was sporting a new hat" |
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Synonyms: feature, sport |
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Related Words: feature, have |
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