boast
/boʊst/ verb B1- To brag; to talk loudly in praise of oneself.
- [with about or of] To speak of with pride, vanity, or exultation, with a view to self-commendation; to extol.
- To play a boast shot.
- To possess (a special and desirable quality). · The hotel boasts one of the best views of the sea.· His family boasted a famous name.
He/she/it boasts · Past boasted · Past participle boasted · -ing form boasting
Verb forms
- Base form
- boast
- He/she/it
- boasts
- Past
- boasted
- Past participle
- boasted
- -ing form
- boasting
From the library
Now, was there ever a wolf that could boast of a man’s cub among her children?”
They boast and chatter and pretend that they are a great people about to do great affairs in the jungle, but the falling of a nut turns their minds to laughter and all is forgotten.
“I wouldn’t be likely to boast of it if he did, the horrid creature!
I cannot boast of knowing more than half-a-dozen in the whole range of my acquaintance that are really accomplished.”
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