boast

/ˈbōst/

Middle English boost

noun

  1. a statement expressing excessive pride in oneself : the act or an instance of boasting : brag

  2. a cause for pride

It may sound like a boast, but I truly am very wealthy.

verb

  1. to praise oneself extravagantly in speech : speak of oneself with excessive pride

  2. glory, exult

  3. to speak of or assert with excessive pride

boasting about her accomplishments

boast brag vaunt crow mean to express pride in oneself or one's accomplishments. boast often suggests ostentation and exaggeration , but it may imply a claiming with proper and justifiable pride.

verb

  1. to shape (stone) roughly in sculpture and stonecutting as a preliminary to finer work