boast1

 
Pronunciation: /bəʊst/

verb

  • 1 [reporting verb] talk with excessive pride and self-satisfaction about one’s achievements, possessions, or abilities: [no object]: she boasted about her many conquests [with clause]: he boasted that he had taken part in the crime [with direct speech]: Ted used to boast ‘I manage ten people.’
  • 2 [with object] (of a person, place, or thing) possess (a feature that is a source of pride): the hotel boasts high standards of comfort

noun

  • an act of talking with excessive pride and self-satisfaction: I said I would win and it wasn’t an idle boast

Derivatives

boaster

noun

boastingly

adverb

Origin:

Middle English (as a noun): of unknown origin