boasting (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 1 sense of the word *boasting*:
NOUN	communication	boasting, boast, self-praise, jactitation	speaking of yourself in superlatives

boasting > pronunciation
Sounds	bow'stihng
Rhymes	abducting ... zoning: 2044 rhymes with ihng...

English > *boasting*: 1 sense > noun 1, communication
Meaning	speaking of yourself in superlatives.
Synonyms	boast, self-praise, jactitation
Narrower	brag, bragging, crow, crowing, vaporing, line-shooting, gasconade	An instance of boastful talk
	braggadocio, bluster, rodomontade, rhodomontade	vain and empty boasting
	self-assertion	The act of putting forth your own opinions in a boastful or inconsiderate manner that implies you feel superior to others
	vaunt	extravagant self-praise
Broader	speech act	The use of language to perform some act
Spanish	autoadulación, autobombo, farde, jactancia
Catalan	autoadulació, autobombo, jactància

HyperDic: boasting