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boasting

/ˈbəʊ.stɪŋ/

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noun

/ˈbəʊ.stɪŋ/B1formal
  • ruСуществительное, обозначающее действие, когда человек говорит о себе или своих достижениях в чрезмерно гордой или самовозвеличивающей манере, часто используя превосходные степени.

A noun referring to the act of speaking about oneself or one's achievements in an excessively proud or self-aggrandizing manner, often using superlatives.

uncountable

  1. Excessive self-praiseB2informal

    The act of speaking about oneself or one's achievements in an exaggeratedly proud manner.

    ruХвастовство

    • His constant boasting about his wealth annoyed everyone.
    • She was tired of his boasting about his promotion.
    • Boasting rarely wins you true friends.

    Synonymsbraggingrodomontadeself-aggrandizementself-praise

Forms
  • boastings plural form
  • boastings' possessive plural form
  • boasting's possessive singular form
Vocab Bloom Hub English dataset · 0.3.1

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verb

boast/boʊst/B2formal
  • ruГлагол, используемый для обозначения действия, когда говорят с чрезмерной гордостью или самодовольством о своих достижениях, владениях или способностях.

A verb used to indicate the act of speaking with excessive pride or self-satisfaction about one's achievements, possessions, or abilities.

  1. Talk with excessive prideB1informal

    To speak with excessive pride about one's achievements, possessions, or abilities.

    ruХвастаться

    • He always boasts about his expensive car.
    • She boasted that she had won the competition.
    • Stop boasting about your grades; it's annoying.

    Synonymsbragcrowgloatshow offswaggervaunt

    Antonymsbelittledeprecatedisparageunderstate

  2. Possess a desirable featureB2formal

    To have or own something impressive or desirable.

    ruОбладать

    • The hotel boasts a stunning view of the ocean.
    • The city boasts several world-class museums.
    • This restaurant boasts an award-winning chef.

    Synonymscontainenjoyfeaturehaveofferpossess

Forms
  • boasted past participle
  • boasted past simple
  • boasting present participle
  • boasts third person singular
Vocab Bloom Hub English dataset · 0.3.1

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Vocabulary data from the Vocab Bloom Hub English dataset (CC BY 4.0), https://huggingface.co/datasets/Fristail27/vocab-bloom-hub-en

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