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   bragging

   /ˈbraɡɪŋ/

   noun

   • 1. excessively proud and boastful talk about one's achievements or possessions: "she interrupted their endless bragging"

   adjective

   • 1. exhibiting or characterized by excessive pride or boastfulness: "a competitive, bragging culture"

   Derivatives

   • 1. braggingly adverb

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   What does bragging mean?

   • Define bragging. bragging synonyms, bragging pronunciation, bragging translation, English dictionary definition of bragging. v. bragged , brag·ging , brags v. intr. To talk or write about oneself in a proud or self-impressed way. See Synonyms at boast1. v. tr. To say boastfully....

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   What is a brag in sports?

   • A specific boast can be called a brag. Athletes often brag before big games. But only the winners can brag after, because they backed up their words. "Brag."

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   Where did the word brag come from?

   • Possibly related to the early-14th c. Middle English adjective brag (“prideful, spirited”), probably from Celtic; or Old Norse bragr (“best, foremost; poetry”); or through Old English from Old Norse braka (“to creak”). Did he brag about specific crimes when you were cellmates? I do n't brag, that's not my way.

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   What does it mean if a person brags a lot?

   • If you brag, you say in a very proud way that you have something or have done something. He's always bragging about his prowess as a cricketer. [VERB + about] He'll probably go around bragging to his friends. [VERB + to] He once bragged that he would become the world's richest man. [VERB that] Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s Dictionary.

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3. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishBRAG | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   Brag means to speak too proudly about what you have done or what you own. Learn more about the meaning, usage, and pronunciation of brag, and see synonyms and examples from the Cambridge Dictionary.

   • English (US)

     to speak with pride, often with too much pride, about...

   • Znaczenie Brag, Definicja W Cambridge English Dictionary

     BRAG definicja: 1. to speak too proudly about what you have...

   • Brag: Catalan Translation

     brag translate: fanfarronejar. Learn more in the Cambridge...

   • Braggadocious

     BRAGGADOCIOUS definition: 1. praising yourself or speaking...

   • Braggadocio

     BRAGGADOCIO definition: 1. great confidence that someone...

   • Brag: Japanese Translation

     BRAG translate: 自慢する, 自慢（じまん）する. Learn more in the Cambridge...

   • Brag: Italian Translation

     brag translate: vantarsi, vantarsi. Learn more in the...

   • Brag: Russian Translation

     BRAG translate: хвастаться . Learn more in the Cambridge...

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   Learn the meaning of brag as a noun, verb and adjective, with synonyms, examples and word history. Find out how to use brag in a sentence and how it differs from boast, vaunt and crow.

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   Bragging is talking or writing about oneself in a proud or self-impressed way. See the origin, usage, and translations of the word bragging, as well as its synonyms and related terms.

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   Brag means to speak too proudly about what you have done or what you own. Learn how to use this verb in different contexts, with synonyms and examples from various sources.

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   Learn the meaning, pronunciation, synonyms, and examples of the verb 'brag', which means to say proudly that you have something or have done something. Find out the difference between 'brag' and 'boast', and how to use them in sentences.

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   Bragging is a verbal kind of showing off. We all do it sometimes, and it's almost always annoying when other people do it. A specific boast can be called a brag. Athletes often brag before big games. But only the winners can brag after, because they backed up their words. Definitions of brag. verb. show off.

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   adjective. exhibiting self-importance. synonyms: big, boastful, braggart, braggy, cock-a-hoop, crowing, self-aggrandising, self-aggrandizing. proud. feeling self-respect or pleasure in something by which you measure your self-worth; or being a reason for pride. Pronunciation. US. /ˈbrægɪŋ/.