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vaunting

/ˈvɔːntɪŋ/

/ˈvɔntɪŋ/

vauntingnoun

vauntings

/ˈvɔːntɪŋ/

/ˈvɔntɪŋ/

Gerund/uncountable noun meaning 'boastful talk or display'.

Translations

vantardiseDésigne un discours ou une attitude de vantardise.

All his vaunting could not hide his insecurity.

Toute sa vantardise n’a pas pu cacher son insécurité.

Additional translations

fanfaronnadePlus littéraire ou soutenu; insiste sur l’ostentation et la fanfaronnerie.

Definitions

Boastful speech or ostentatious display; bragging.

All his vaunting could not hide his insecurity.

vauntinggerund / present participle

/ˈvɔːntɪŋ/

/ˈvɔntɪŋ/

Used attributively and predicatively to describe boastful, bragging nature; morphologically a present participle functioning as adjective.

Translations

vantardSe dit d’un ton ou d’une attitude qui se vante, qui affiche une assurance excessive.

His vaunting claims about his achievements were met with skepticism by his peers.

Ses déclarations vantardes sur ses réussites ont été accueillies avec scepticisme par ses pairs.

Additional translations

fanfaronMoins courant; employé pour qualifier une attitude d’ostentation ou de fanfaronnade.

Definitions

Boastful or bragging in manner or tone.

His vaunting claims about his achievements were met with skepticism by his peers.

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Antonyms

vauntverb

vaunting

ing-form

vaunted

Past Simple

vaunted

Past Participle

vaunting

ing-form

/vɔːnt/

/vɔnt/

Translations

vanterSe construit souvent de manière pronominale en français pour le sens « se vanter ».

He would often vaunt his achievements to anyone who would listen.

Il vantait souvent ses réussites à quiconque voulait l'entendre.

Definitions

To boast or brag about something excessively.

He would often vaunt his achievements to anyone who would listen.

To display or describe something proudly and often excessively.

The brochure vaunts the resort's luxurious amenities.

Synonyms

show off

Antonyms

vauntgerund / present participle

vaunting

Used attributively/literarily as in 'vaunting ambition'; functions as a present-participle adjective.

Translations

vantard

His vaunting ambition eventually alienated his colleagues.

Son ambition vantarde a fini par aliéner ses collègues.

Definitions

Displaying excessive pride or boasting; bragging.

His vaunting ambition eventually alienated his colleagues.

vauntnoun

Definitions

A boastful remark or speech.

His vaunt about winning the competition was heard by everyone at the party.

A thing that is boasted about.

The new car was the latest vaunt of his success.

vauntpast participle

Definitions

Boasted about or widely praised, often more than deserved.

The much-vaunted security system failed on its first day.