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Meanings of bragging in English

Catalan
bravata
Spanish
fanfarronería

An instance of boastful talk.

      bravata

      Exhibiting self-importance.

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          Usage of bragging in English
          1
          He'd been bragging all week about how great his sonar gizmo was.
          Anvil Gate
          2
          I am not bragging of it; I am only stating a fact.
          Our Friend John Burroughs
          3
          She's been bragging to my other cousins all week that you're coming.
          Rakes and radishes
          4
          But it is an opportunity for the supporters to get bragging rights.
          The Guardian
          5
          If I were in your place I'd go around bragging about it.
          We Can't Have Everything: A Novel
          6
          After bragging about Aus Post she hasn't shown up to Senate Estimates.
          The Guardian
          7
          But which students, alumni, and academics get to claim the bragging rights?
          The South African
          8
          Shortly after this the lad Hughie relieved the bragging, would-be bad man.
          Wyoming: A Story of the Outdoor West
          9
          Even now, lost in the wild, Arden was bragging about her parents.
          Eve
          10
          As long as she hit the ball, it resulted in shameless bragging.
          Throne of Glass
          11
          They had told all their playmates and talked incessantly with childish bragging.
          The Butterfly House
          12
          Writer wondered why they were bragging about raccoons instead of their children.
          The new yorker
          13
          There was nothing but bragging among them, and therefore I went away.
          The Junior Classics, Volume 1: Fairy and wonder tales
          14
          Ursula Burns, though, is handing bragging rights to billionaire investor Carl Icahn.
          Reuters
          15
          He wasn't above bragging about his exploits to the other boys, either.
          Hidden Warrior
          16
          They'd think you were bragging or lying if you mentioned it, and-
          Frank Merriwell at Yale; Or, Freshman Against Freshman
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          Translations for bragging
          Bragging through the time
          Bragging across language varieties
          Ireland
          Common
          United States of America
          Common
          United Kingdom
          Common