noun
- An instance of boastful talk.
- usage: "his brag is worse than his fight"; "whenever he won we were exposed to his gasconade"
verb
- Dwell on with satisfaction.
- Express pleasure verbally.
- usage: "She crowed with joy"
- synonyms: crow
- Utter shrill sounds.
- usage: "The cocks crowed all morning"
- synonyms: crow
adjective
- Exhibiting self-importance.
- usage: "big talk"
- synonyms: boastful, braggart, bragging, braggy, big, cock-a-hoop, self-aggrandizing, self-aggrandising
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