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bragging

/ˈbræɡɪŋ/

bragging about

braggingnoun

Translations

хвастовство

His constant bragging about his achievements annoyed everyone.

Его постоянное хвастовство своими достижениями раздражало всех.

Additional translations

самохвальство

похвальба

Definitions

The act of talking about one's achievements or possessions in a way that shows too much pride.

His constant bragging about his new car annoyed everyone at the party.

Synonyms

showing off

bragginggerund / present participle

/ˈbræɡɪŋ/

Used attributively to describe something characterized by boastfulness.

Definitions

Displaying excessive pride in oneself or one's achievements; boastful.

Her bragging attitude quickly alienated her teammates.

bragverb

bragging

Gerund

bragged

Past Simple

bragged

Past Participle

bragging

Gerund

/bræɡ/

Translations

хвалиться

He would often brag about his achievements at work, even when no one asked.

Он часто хвалился своими успехами на работе, даже когда никто не спрашивал.

хвастаться

He likes to brag about his achievements.

Он любит хвастаться своими достижениями.

Additional translations

бахвалитьсяразг., с оттенком неодобрения

похваляться

Definitions

To talk about oneself or something related to oneself in a way that shows too much pride or self-satisfaction.

He would often brag about his achievements at work, even when no one asked.

Synonyms

boast

vaunt

gloat

show off

pride oneself

blow one's own horn

Antonyms

deprecate

humble

downplay

bragnoun

Definitions

Boastful talk or a boastful statement or claim.

His brag about winning the competition annoyed everyone at the party.

A British card game similar to poker, especially the variant known as three-card brag.

After dinner, they sat around the table playing brag for small stakes.

bragadjective

Definitions

Excellent; first-rate (chiefly dialectal or archaic).

This is a brag piece of workmanship.