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Meanings of boasting in English

Russian
хвастливость
Portuguese
ostentação
Wikidata

To speak with excessive pride and satisfaction with oneself.

хвастливость
Portuguese
ostentamento
Catalan
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Speaking of yourself in superlatives.

ostentamento
Antonyms
Examples for "humility"
Examples for "humility"
1
A lion in strength and might; a dove in gentleness and humility.
The Most Ancient Lives of Saint Patrick / Including the Life by ...
2
A lion in strength and power; a dove in gentleness and humility.
The Most Ancient Lives of Saint Patrick / Including the Life by ...
3
There is humility in that simple, quaint present; trustfulness and kind intention.
Little Travels and Roadside Sketches
4
There is no true humility in that; we depart from the truth.
Words of Cheer for the Tempted, the Toiling, and the Sorrowing
5
He had a savage humility, valuable in a crisis of this sort.
Uneasy Money

An instance of boastful talk.

Usage of boasting in English
1
Other topics best avoided include boasting about the kids, politics and religion.
Independent.ie
2
Young forward Jonathan Freeman kicked four, with the Lions boasting 11 goalkickers.
The Guardian
3
Then they spent the remainder of the year boasting of the achievement.
The Story of a Pioneer
4
The creature was boasting, but Sharn-igon could believe the story easily enough.
Jem
5
Despite boasting one of the best scoring margins in the nation, No.
Reuters
6
The Hare was once boasting of his speed before the other animals.
Aesop's Fables
7
In a few moments, Thars's boasting would prove either true or empty.
Envoy
8
It maybe but empty boasting, but there may be something in it.
A March on London: Being a Story of Wat Tyler's Insurrection
9
Rovers were the best pilots, he offered without a trace of boasting.
Ilse Witch
10
But God has prevented boasting by doing as he has done; Eph.
The Pharisee and the Publican
11
The Russian laughed scornfully at what seemed to him the wildest boasting.
The Eagle of the Empire: A Story of Waterloo
12
Frederick, I hope you won't mind that I've been boasting about you.
The Wolf’s Hour
13
He went on boasting, but he did it in an inoffensive way.
The Rise of David Levinsky
14
The children of God do the works without boasting, obeying His laws.
Paris Talks
15
The boasting of New York can scarcely drown the boasting of London.
The Continental Monthly, Vol. 4, No. 6, December 1863 / Devoted ...
16
Giuliani was boasting about his activities to every reporter who would listen.
NY Magazine
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