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- pronunciation:
- vawnt
- parts of speech:
- transitive verb, noun
- features:
- Word Combinations (verb)
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transitive verb |
| inflections: |
vaunts, vaunting, vaunted |
| definition: |
to speak boastfully of; brag about.
He vaunted his many successes.- synonyms:
- boast, brag about
- similar words:
- gloat over
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| related words: |
advertise, display, gloat, parade, tout |
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| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition: |
a boastful statement or speech.
- synonyms:
- boast, brag
- similar words:
- bombast, gasconade
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| related words: |
gloat |
| derivations: |
vauntingly (adv.), vaunter (n.) |
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