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I'm not bragging, but just going Sunday to Sunday, it will be a real rare game when I don't catch a pass.
Steve Largent

Meaning of "bragging" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF BRAGGING

bragging  [ˈbræɡɪŋ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF BRAGGING

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Bragging is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES BRAGGING MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Boasting

Boasting or bragging is the act of making an ostentatious speech. It is considered a vice by such major religious groups as Islam, Hinduism, and Buddhism. Boasting has also been studied by such evolutionary psychologists as Robert Wright, and can involve magnifying an accomplishment out of proportion to its importance.

Definition of bragging in the English dictionary

The definition of bragging in the dictionary is the act of boasting loudly or exaggeratedlysb's bragging about sth.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH BRAGGING


bagging
ˈbæɡɪŋ
ballyragging
ˈbælɪˌræɡɪŋ
bordraging
ˌbɔːdˈræɡɪŋ
brown-bagging
ˌbraʊnˈbæɡɪŋ
carpetbagging
ˈkɑːpɪtˌbæɡɪŋ
dagging
ˈdæɡɪŋ
defragging
ˌdiːˈfræɡɪŋ
dragging
ˈdræɡɪŋ
flagging
ˈflæɡɪŋ
foot-dragging
ˈfʊtdræɡɪŋ
fragging
ˈfræɡɪŋ
lagging
ˈlæɡɪŋ
nagging
ˈnæɡɪŋ
sagging
ˈsæɡɪŋ
sandbagging
ˈsændˌbæɡɪŋ
slagging
ˈslæɡɪŋ
tagging
ˈtæɡɪŋ
unflagging
ʌnˈflæɡɪŋ
updragging
ʌpˈdræɡɪŋ
wigwagging
ˈwɪɡˌwæɡɪŋ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE BRAGGING

braeheid
Braemar
braes
brag
Braga
Brage
Bragg
Bragg´s law
braggadocio
braggadocious
braggart
braggartism
braggartly
bragged
bragger
bragging rights
braggingly
braggy
Bragi
bragly

WORDS THAT END LIKE BRAGGING

begging
blogging
bugging
changing
clogging
debugging
dogging
flogging
gagging
hogging
hugging
jigging
jogging
legging
ligging
logging
pegging
plugging
rigging
shagging
tugging

Synonyms and antonyms of bragging in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «BRAGGING»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «bragging» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of bragging

Translation of «bragging» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF BRAGGING

Find out the translation of bragging to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of bragging from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «bragging» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

吹牛
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

jactancia
570 millions of speakers

English

bragging
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

डींग मारने का
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

المفاخرة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

хвастовство
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

vanglória
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

আস্ফালন
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

vantardise
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Membanggakan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Prahlerei
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

自慢
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

자랑
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Bragging
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

nói phách
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

தற்பெருமை
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

बढाई मारणे
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

palavra
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

millanteria
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

chwalenie
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

хвастощі
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

fanfaronadă
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

κομπορρημοσύνη
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

bragging
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

skryt
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

skryt
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of bragging

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «BRAGGING»

The term «bragging» is quite widely used and occupies the 26.744 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «BRAGGING» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «bragging» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «bragging» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about bragging

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10 QUOTES WITH «BRAGGING»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word bragging.
1
Shaun Alexander
Without bragging, I've been blessed to have five of the greatest statistical years for a running back.
2
James Altucher
Honesty is about the scars. It's about the blemishes. But it's more than just bragging about failure, which could be a form of ego. It's about truly helping people.
3
Two Chainz
Hip-hop deals with bragging and braggadocio, being boastful. It's always been about who's got the most money.
4
Chuck D
Of course voting is useful. But then again, I don't put a big glow to it. Voting is about as essential as washing yourself. It's something you're supposed to do. Now, you can't go around bragging, expecting to get props because you voted. That's stupid.
5
Dizzy Dean
It ain't bragging if you can do it.
6
Flavor Flav
I remember rap music. We used to party and dance off of it. Today it's all about a whole different angle... Rappers are going against each other, and it's more of a bragging, boasting thing.
7
Brendan Fraser
I'm just glad that I have bragging rights to working with Bugs and Daffy.
8
Saul Griffith
If you have to design something, choose things that we need as opposed to frivolous things that we might just want for a month or two for bragging rights.
9
Steve Guttenberg
I'm not bragging but my movies have grossed well over a billion dollars.
10
Steve Largent
I'm not bragging, but just going Sunday to Sunday, it will be a real rare game when I don't catch a pass.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «BRAGGING»

Discover the use of bragging in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to bragging and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Bragging Rights: A Season Inside the Sec, College Football's ...
An inside look at the SEC's most prominent programs as they unfolded during the 1999 season, this book includes in-depth profiles of the league's top players and best coaches. 22 photos.
Richard Ernsberger, Jr., 2001
2
7 Steps to Bragging the Right Way
In 7 Steps to Bragging the Right Way, Renee Weisman provides a tactical and insightful guide to letting other people know about the great work you do without sounding like a braggart.
Renee Weisman, 2012
3
The Bragging War
Tired of the boasts of the Fantastic Foursome, Beth Barry comes up with her own wild stories about the Fabulous Five.
Betsy Haynes, 1989
4
1951: It Ain't Bragging If You Can Do It
Is there no sympathy for the Devil?
David D. Ferman, 2012
5
Bragging Toads
Bragging. Toads. Dr. Green is an old owl living in the deep forest of Needyland. His prestige precedes him across the land. He lives in the highest, the greenest, the oldest, and the biggest tree in the heart of Needyland. Finding where he lives  ...
Li Beardslee
6
How Chipmunk Got His Stripes: A Tale of Bragging and Teasing
This story, based on a Native American folktale, illustrates the results of bragging and teasing between friends, Bear and Brown Squirrel.
Joseph Bruhac, 2003
7
Recent Advances and Trends in Nonparametric Statistics
Bragging Bragging is a sobriquet for bootstrap robust aggregating. Instead of the sample mean in (1) in the bagging algorithm (see Definition 1), we use a robust location estimator for the realized bootstrapped estimators 9JJ*(-), 6 = l,...B. We ...
Michael G. Akritas, Dimitris N. Politis, 2003
8
Brag!: The Art of Tooting Your Own Horn without Blowing It
It is well-documented that working hard isn't enough to keep your professional star rising: Self-promotion is recognized as one of the most important attributes for getting ahead.
Peggy Klaus, 2008
9
The Frog and the Ox: Can Bragging Get You Into Trouble?
The classic Aesop fable is performed by a troupe of animal actors.
Aesop, 2012
10
Behavior Modification in Child Treatment: An Experimental ...
One of his dominant abnormal behaviors was "grandiose bragging." Grandiose bragging was defined as the subject's relating an expansive and untrue tale, most often in reference to himself. His bragging was so blatant that there was little  ...
Robert Mitchell Browning, Donald O. Stover, 1973

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «BRAGGING»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term bragging is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Admirals claim Auckland bragging rights over Swarm
The West Auckland Admirals have claimed crosstown bragging rights after downing the Botany Swarm 7-2 in Avondale. While their glory was ... «Stuff.co.nz, Jul 15»
2
Amber Rose Showers Son Sebastian With Kisses After Bragging
Well this is a sight that will brighten anyone's Monday! Amber Rose looked pretty thrilled as she picked her adorable son Sebastian up at LAX ... «OK! Magazine, Jul 15»
3
Kites claim bragging rights on Lake Garda
A real mix of foiling craft competed for bragging rights in the Long Distance Races at Foiling Week 2015 over the weekend of 4 - 5 July at Lake ... «BYM News, Jul 15»
4
The Road Afore: Toyota Tops Tesla, Bragging 312-Mile Distance For …
Toyota's statement last week that its Mirai hydrogen fuel cell vehicle will get 312 miles between fill-ups is a shot across Tesla Motors TSLA ... «The Market Business, Jul 15»
5
The Pentagon is bragging about destroying war machines the …
Here's the latest from the US military's information war against the Islamic State: an infographic that tells a story about the conflict that the ... «GlobalPost, Jul 15»
6
Which twin walked away with bragging rights?
LEXINGTON, Ky. (WTVQ)- The Harrison Twins played against each other for the first time ever out at NBA Summer League. There was some ... «WTVQ, Jul 15»
7
64 PONIES BATTLE FOR BRAGGING RIGHTS IN THE GREAT …
'Precious Moments' and Ella Davison followed up their winning performance on Friday night in the Hunter Nations Cup by posting a score of 85 ... «Angelstone Tournaments, Jul 15»
8
Randell Jones: Revolutionary bragging rights
Some of us were looking forward to celebrating a certain anniversary, the 200th, actually, especially as it falls on the Fourth of July weekend. «Winston-Salem Journal, Jul 15»
9
Carolyn Hax: They think everything I say is either bragging or whining
If I even mention events in my life that the other person cannot afford, I'm "bragging." If I admit that something in my life is bugging me, I'm ... «Santa Cruz Sentinel, Jul 15»
10
GOLF: Chris wins family bragging rights as he is crowned Belton …
Sunday dawned overcast and blustery as the gentlemen golfers from Belton Park rose to compete over two rounds of the beautifully manicured ... «Grantham Journal, Jul 15»

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