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单词 vaunting
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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
vaunt•ing  (vônting, vän-),USA pronunciation adj. 
  1. having a boastfully proud disposition:a vaunting dictator.
  2. marked by boastful pride:a vaunting air of superiority.
  • vaunt + -ing2 1580–90

WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024
vaunt /vɔnt, vɑnt/USA pronunciation   v. [+ object]
  1. to boast of;
    brag about:to vaunt one's achievements.
vaunt•ed, adj. [before a noun]a vaunted tennis team.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
vaunt  (vônt, vänt),USA pronunciation v.t. 
  1. to speak vaingloriously of;
    boast of:to vaunt one's achievements.

v.i. 
  1. to speak boastfully;
    brag.

n. 
  1. a boastful action or utterance.
  • Late Latin vānitāre, frequentative of *vānāre, derivative of Latin vānus vain. See vanity
  • Middle French vanter to boast
  • Middle English vaunten 1350–1400
vaunter, n. 
vaunting•ly, adv. 

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
vaunt /vɔːnt/ vb
  1. (transitive) to describe, praise, or display (one's success, possessions, etc) boastfully
  2. (intransitive) rare or literary to use boastful language; brag
n
  1. a boast
Etymology: 14th Century: from Old French vanter, from Late Latin vānitāre to brag, from Latin vānus vain

ˈvaunter n
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