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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024brag /bræg/USA pronunciation v., bragged, brag•ging. - to boast;
to say or declare something in a proud way: [no object; (~ + about + object)]always bragging about her wonderful children.[~ + that clause]He bragged that he had shot a lion. brag•ger, n. [countable] WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024brag (brag),USA pronunciation v., bragged, brag•ging, n., adj. v.i. - to use boastful language;
boast:He bragged endlessly about his high score. v.t. - to boast of:He bragged that he had won.
n. - a boast or vaunt.
- a thing to boast of.
- a boaster.
- Gamesan old English card game similar to poker.
adj. - [Archaic.]unusually fine;
first-rate.
- 1350–1400; Middle English brag (noun, nominal) ostentation, arrogance, braggen (verb, verbal); of obscure origin, originally
brag′ging•ly, adv. brag′less, adj. - 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged See boast 1.
- 2.See corresponding entry in Unabridged depreciate.
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