brag /bræɡ/ BrE AmE verb ( past tense and past participle bragged , present participle bragging ) [intransitive and transitive]
to talk too proudly about what you have done, what you own etc – used to show disapproval SYN boast :
‘I came out top in the test,’ he bragged.
brag about
Ben’s always bragging about his success with women.
brag that
Julia used to brag that her family had a villa in Spain.
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THESAURUS
▪ boast to talk too proudly about your abilities, achievements, or possessions because you want other people to admire you:
She’s always boasting about how good she is at languages.
▪ brag to boast in a way that annoys other people. Brag is more informal than boast :
He was bragging about how many girlfriends he had had.
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I don’t think they have anything to brag about.
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The rebels have repeatedly bragged that their fighters have been responsible for the mounting attacks on policemen, 226 of whom were killed last year.
▪ blow your own trumpet British English , blow your own horn American English spoken to talk a lot about your achievements – used especially when you want to mention your achievements but do not want to sound as if you are boasting:
I don’t want to blow my own trumpet, but it was me who came up with the idea for the project in the first place.
▪ crow to boast about something you have achieved, when other people have been less lucky or successful:
Nordstrom and his supporters are still crowing about winning the lawsuit.
▪ gloat to behave in a way that shows that you are proud of your own success and happy about someone else’s failure:
The Australians are still gloating over their victory over England.
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The liberals are gloating and celebrating all over town.
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I haven’t come to gloat! We all have to lose sometimes.
▪ be full of yourself informal to show by your words and behaviour that you are very proud of your abilities and achievements - used when you dislike someone because of this:
‘He’s so full of himself,’ Constance complained. ‘He thinks he can get away with anything.’
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After the game she was really full of herself.