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Meanings of boasting in English
Russian
хвастливость Portuguese
ostentação 
Portuguese
ostentamento Catalan
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Examples for "boast"
Examples for "boast"
1
Salt-N-Pepa boast a friendship and working relationship that has spanned 30 years.
2
But it was a good performance. He allowed himself this small boast.
3
Maria Theresa could hardly allow such a boast to pass without comment.
4
It is often only carelessness of opinion, and sometimes an indirect boast.
5
That boast was at the very heart of their Project Fear campaign.
1
It has all the invidiousness of self-praise, and all the reproach of falsehood.'
2
Could we go along forever living on the flubdub of self-praise?
3
Scipio was in personal danger, and this took away what is odious in self-praise.
4
It is said that vain self-praise stinks in the nostrils.
5
The boys could not repress a smile at Chunky's self-praise.
1
Great restlessness and jactitation set in with the renewal of the circulation in the extremities.
Usage of boasting in English
1
Other topics best avoided include boasting about the kids, politics and religion.
2
Young forward Jonathan Freeman kicked four, with the Lions boasting 11 goalkickers.
3
Then they spent the remainder of the year boasting of the achievement.
4
The creature was boasting, but Sharn-igon could believe the story easily enough.
5
Despite boasting one of the best scoring margins in the nation, No.
6
The Hare was once boasting of his speed before the other animals.
7
In a few moments, Thars's boasting would prove either true or empty.
8
It maybe but empty boasting, but there may be something in it.
9
Rovers were the best pilots, he offered without a trace of boasting.
10
But God has prevented boasting by doing as he has done; Eph.
11
The Russian laughed scornfully at what seemed to him the wildest boasting.
12
Frederick, I hope you won't mind that I've been boasting about you.
13
He went on boasting, but he did it in an inoffensive way.
14
The children of God do the works without boasting, obeying His laws.
15
The boasting of New York can scarcely drown the boasting of London.
16
Giuliani was boasting about his activities to every reporter who would listen.
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Translations for boasting
Russian
Portuguese
Boasting through the time
Boasting across language varieties
South Africa
Common
Australia
Common
Ireland
Common
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