Bragging — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

an instance of boastful talk

show off

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kæθˈɑːɹɾɪkəl/

🇬🇧British English

/kˈeɪdʒpjuːtˌɒl/

🇮🇳Indian English

/kˈeɪdʒpjuːtˌɒl/

2 syllables Say it as /kæθˈɑːɹɾɪkəl/.

Examples

his brag is worse than his fight
whenever he won we were exposed to his gasconade
big talk

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

tout bluster gasconade boast braggart blow big gas braggy boastful brag crow self-aggrandising vaporing crowing line-shooting self-aggrandizing swash shoot a line cock-a-hoop vaunt

Parts of Speech

noun	an instance of boastful talk “his brag is worse than his fight”
verb	show off
adjective	exhibiting self-importance “big talk”

Word Forms

braggy	adjective	exhibiting self-importance
brag	verb	show off
crow	verb	dwell on with satisfaction
gasconade	verb	show off
boast	noun	speaking of yourself in superlatives
boaster	noun	a very boastful and talkative person
bragger	noun	a very boastful and talkative person
braggart	noun	a very boastful and talkative person
brag	noun	an instance of boastful talk
bluster	noun	vain and empty boasting
blusterer	noun	a person who causes trouble by speaking indiscreetly
vaunter	noun	a very boastful and talkative person
vaunt	noun	extravagant self-praise
gasconade	noun	an instance of boastful talk
boastfulness	noun	outspoken conceit

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Prahlerei

ein Beispiel für prahlerisches Gerede

🇫🇷French

vantardise

un exemple de discours vantard

🇪🇸Spanish

fanfarronería

un ejemplo de charla jactanciosa

🇮🇹Italian

vantarsi

un esempio di discorso vanaglorioso

🇳🇱Dutch

opscheppen

een voorbeeld van opschepperig gepraat

🇵🇹Portuguese

gabar-se

um exemplo de conversa arrogante

🇷🇺Russian

хвастовство

пример хвастливого разговора

India

🇮🇳Hindi

डींग मारने

शेखी बघारने वाली बातचीत का एक उदाहरण

🇧🇩Bengali

বড়াই

গর্বিত কথা বলার একটি উদাহরণ

🇮🇳Tamil

தற்பெருமை

பெருமை பேசும் ஒரு உதாரணம்

🇮🇳Telugu

బడాయి

గొప్పగా మాట్లాడటానికి ఒక ఉదాహరణ

🇮🇳Marathi

बढाई मारणे

बढाईखोर बोलण्याचे एक उदाहरण

🇮🇳Gujarati

બડાઈ મારવી

ઘમંડી વાતોનું ઉદાહરણ

🇮🇳Kannada

ಬಡಾಯಿ ಕೊಚ್ಚಿಕೊಳ್ಳುವುದು

ಹೆಮ್ಮೆಯ ಮಾತಿನ ಒಂದು ನಿದರ್ಶನ

🇮🇳Malayalam

പൊങ്ങച്ചം

അഭിമാനകരമായ സംസാരത്തിൻ്റെ ഒരു ഉദാഹരണം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਸ਼ੇਖੀ ਮਾਰਨਾ

ਸ਼ੇਖੀ ਵਾਲੀ ਗੱਲ ਦੀ ਇੱਕ ਉਦਾਹਰਣ

🇵🇰Urdu

شیخی مارنا

فخریہ گفتگو کی ایک مثال

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

吹牛

自吹自擂的例子

🇯🇵Japanese

自慢する

自慢話の一例

🇰🇷Korean

허풍

자랑스러운 말의 예

🇻🇳Vietnamese

khoe khoang

một ví dụ về cuộc nói chuyện khoe khoang

🇹🇭Thai

เป้อเย้อ

ตัวอย่างของการพูดโอ้อวด

🇮🇩Indonesian

membual

contoh pembicaraan sombong

🇵🇭Filipino

nagyayabang

isang halimbawa ng mayabang na usapan

🇲🇾Malay

bermegah-megah

contoh bercakap bongkak

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

التفاخر

مثال على الحديث المتفاخر

🇮🇷Persian

لاف زدن

نمونه ای از صحبت های فخرفروشانه

🇹🇷Turkish

palavra

bir övünme konuşması örneği

🇮🇱Hebrew

רַברְבָנִי

מקרה של דיבורים מתרברבים

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