bragging

Noun · Adjective
Synonyms: bragcrowcrowingvaporingline-shootinggasconadeboastfulbraggart(a)bragging(a)braggybigcock-a-hoop

WordNet 3.0

Noun (1)

  1. an instance of boastful talk“his brag is worse than his fight”“whenever he won we were exposed to his gasconade”Synonyms: bragcrowcrowingvaporingline-shootinggasconade

Adjective (1)

  1. exhibiting self-importance“big talk”Synonyms: boastfulbraggart(a)bragging(a)braggybigcock-a-hoopcrowingself-aggrandizingself-aggrandising
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

Brag \Brag\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Bragged; p. pr. & vb. n. Bragging.] [OE. braggen to resound, blow, boast (cf. F. braguer to lead a merry life, flaunt, boast, OF. brague merriment), from Icel. braka to creak, brak noise, fr. the same root as E. break; properly then, to make a noise, boast. ?95.] To talk about one's self, or things pertaining to one's self, in a manner intended to excite admiration, envy, or wonder; to talk boastfully; to boast; -- often followed by of; as, to brag of one's exploits, courage, or money, or of the great things one intends to do. [1913 Webster]

Conceit, more rich in matter than in words, Brags of his substance, not of ornament. --Shak. [1913 Webster]

Syn: To swagger; boast; vapor; bluster; vaunt; flourish; talk big. [1913 Webster]

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