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Meanings of
brag
in English
Portuguese
vangloriar-se
Catalan
gallejar
Spanish
alardear
Back to the meaning
To show off.
gas
blow
boast
bray
bluster
tout
swash
vaunt
shoot a line
Portuguese
vangloriar-se
Catalan
bravata
Spanish
fanfarronería
Back to the meaning
An instance of boastful talk.
crow
boasting
swagger
bragging
crowing
gasconade
vaporing
line-shooting
Catalan
bravata
Synonyms
Examples for "
gas
"
gas
blow
boast
bray
bluster
Examples for "
gas
"
1
Electric power projects include nuclear power plants,
gas
-
fired
power plants and others.
2
A similar
gas
row briefly disrupted supplies to Europe three years ago.
3
EU officials said the
gas
talks would continue in Brussels next week.
4
The Company's main products include electric power,
gas
and steam, among others.
5
The company has always said its
gas
is highly competitive in Europe.
1
And La Motte; at the first
blow
;
was more than half successful.
2
It was a
blow
in the face; his own voice hardened then.
3
My head sunk on my breast; I received the
blow
in silence.
4
The salt winds of the Channel
blow
in through the open ports.
5
He got in between the armour plates; first
blow
went to him.
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
Great was the astonishment when one of the donkeys began to
bray
.
2
The donkey gave a loud
bray
and kicked up its heels wildly.
3
The fiend began to groan and
bray
-he
was daunted and beat off.
4
The lieutenant laughed a harsh
bray
and raised his glass in salute.
5
If you could
bray
like the donkey, I'd be the roaring bull.
1
Despite his
bluster
,
I noticed that he was keeping clear of Steakhouse.
2
The event was not a clear win for Washington, despite Trump's
bluster
.
3
Few people will take Nick Clegg's latest
bluster
on tax fairness seriously.
4
At the time it was easy to dismiss Ellison's statements as
bluster
.
5
So underneath the
bluster
,
Batou was afraid his new look was disturbing.
1
But leaders including US President Donald Trump continue to
tout
its use.
2
Enthusiasts
tout
cyber schools for their innovative teaching methods and computer technology.
3
Soon after, Stone grew less hesitant to
tout
his access to Trump.
4
I'm not a ticket
tout
,
I operate in the secondary ticketing market.
5
The lenders
tout
variable rates that start at less than 3 percent.
1
Not a sound could he hear, save the
swash
of the waves.
2
Here, in these secluded nooks, I found security from the steamer's
swash
.
3
I s'pose Ingolby has paid this old skeesicks for talking this
swash
.
4
He felt the
swash
of the fragrant water upon his body.
5
I was as a man who
swash
-
buckles
-
arecklessmariner of the olden time.
1
Thus did he
vaunt
,
but darkness closed the eyes of the other.
2
Thus did he
vaunt
,
and the Argives were stung by his saying.
3
But it is not for me to
vaunt
myself for my voyages.
4
Nor did Agricola ever
vaunt
his exploits to blazon his own fame.
5
But we met as kindred, if I may
vaunt
myself so much.
1
Koa, I'm going to
shoot
a
line
straight out toward Alpha Centauri.
2
Vienna
shot
a
line
to Mrs. Adister O'Donnell.
Unusually fine; first-rate.
boss
Related terms
superior
Usage of
brag
in English
1
Users, however, routinely
brag
they can use the system to drive hands-free.
2
Sorry to
brag
but our Christmas tree is absolutely gorgeous this year!
3
However, Bellarmine's vacant attempts to
brag
about his wealth fell incredibly short.
4
The more we paid for it the louder the owner would
brag
.
5
You didn't overstate the fact in your
brag
about the political graves.
6
They're not the types to
brag
about the implications of their work.
7
They would also
brag
about how they controlled the police in Reynosa.
8
The best of it was that my assertion and
brag
were true.
9
Whoever started that fire last night had better not
brag
about it.
10
Guillaume d'Orange spake up after the Emperor and made the second
brag
.
11
Might not be that relevant here, but I just want to
brag
.
12
Hanna didn't want to
brag
,
but she thought she'd nailed it, too.
13
That is the kind of family asset a boy will
brag
of.
14
That means to
brag
with the tongue and make folks very cross.
15
My love, men often
brag
about their own dulness in this way.
16
George is the vainest man I ever see, and the biggest
brag
.
Other examples for "brag"
Grammar, pronunciation and more
About this term
brag
Noun
Singular
Verb
Indicative · Past Indefinite
Frequent collocations
brag about
brag too
brag a bit
humble brag
brag when
More collocations
Translations for
brag
Portuguese
vangloriar-se
fanfarrear
ostentar
Catalan
gallejar
jactar-se
vanar-se
fanfarronejar
bravata
fanfarronada
vacil·lada
fardada
Spanish
alardear
vanagloriarse
jactarse
dragonear
ufanarse
ostentar
bravear
farolear
gallardear
gloriarse
presumir
fachendear
fanfarronería
bravuconería
fanfarronada
pavoneo
Brag
through the time
Brag
across language varieties
United Kingdom
Common
United States of America
Common