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boasting

boasting

2.5
Talking too proudly about your own success or abilities
  • noun
  • /ˈboʊstɪŋ/
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  • The athlete's boasting after winning the championship annoyed many of his competitors.

In terms of Nvidia's boasting about this, it's it's kind of hard to tell who exactly this lazy boasting is targeted at.

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Examples

  • "The Georgian boastings were not idle threats, and a large expedition was soon reported moving across the St. Mary's, making it as far south as the St. John's River.

    Academic text (2014)
  • His constant boasting about his golf skills made his friends roll their eyes.

  • She was tired of his boasting about his new car and preferred a more humble conversation.

Synonyms

crow
vsboasting
16 7.8

A proud remark about your success or skill

is the general ongoing act of talking with excessive pride, not just one instance
boast
vsboasting
15 4.2

A proud talk about your achievements to impress others

is the general label used for that same act
crowing
vsboasting
4 5.6

Proud talk after a victory that annoys others

covers proud talk in any situation, not only after victory
braggadocio
vsboasting
4 9.5

Words that show you think you are better than others without proof

is chiefly the act of proud talk rather than broader arrogant conduct
bragging
vsboasting
1 3.5

Talk that shows too much pride about your own achievements or things

is the same act with no meaningful difference in sense
boastfulness
vsboasting
1 5.4

Talking proudly about your success or abilities in a way that bothers other people

is the act itself rather than the general quality
self-praise
vsboasting
1 6.8

Talking about your good qualities to show off to others

is framed as general proud talk not specifically personal praise
vaunt
vsboasting
  • Archaic
1 9.9

Talk that shows too much pride in your achievements

is general proud talk without necessarily being extravagant or public
vaporing
vsboasting
  • Archaic
1 9.9

Talk that brags and makes things sound bigger than they are

can be proud talk even when sincere, not always empty or exaggerated
rodomontade
vsboasting
  • Archaic
1 9.9

Talk that sounds impressive but has no real worth

is the general act of proud talk without needing to be inflated or vain
jactitation
vsboasting
  • Archaic
9.9

Talking about yourself to show how good you are

is the broader act of proud talk beyond self-directed speech
gasconade
vsboasting
  • Archaic
9.9

Talk that shows off by making things seem better than they are

is the neutral act of proud talk not always showy or exaggerated
rhodomontade
vsboasting
  • Archaic
9.9

Talk that shows too much pride and no real facts

covers proud talk more broadly, not only arrogant or vain speech

Antonyms

105 3.8

Being modest and not thinking you are better than other people

Behaving quietly and not trying to get attention

How Boastful

bragging
1 3.5
boasting
2.5
self-praise
1 6.8

Surface Forms

boasting singular
boastings plural

Morphology

boasting = boast (transparent) = boast + ing

The noun is the gerund/nominalization of the verb 'boast' formed with the productive suffix '-ing', so meaning is directly derived from the base verb.

Etymology

Boasting comes from an old English word bēot meaning 'a loud promise' or 'vow', a brave speech people might make to show strength before a fight, so it had the idea of talking yourself up. That's why to boast today is to talk proudly about your achievements or abilities.