vaunting


vaunt

V0039500 (vônt, vŏnt)v. vaunt·ed, vaunt·ing, vaunts v.tr. To speak or write about (something) in a strongly positive way; praise or boast about.v.intr. To speak boastfully; brag. See Synonyms at boast1.n.1. A boastful remark.2. Speech of extravagant self-praise.
[Middle English vaunten, from Old French vanter, from Late Latin vānitāre, to talk frivolously, frequentative of Latin vānāre, from vānus, empty; see euə- in Indo-European roots.]
vaunt′er n.vaunt′ing·ly adv.
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