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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

BOASTING, ppr. Talking ostentatiously; glorying; vaunting.
BOASTING, n. Ostentatious display of personal worth, or actions; a glorying or vaunting.
Where is boasting then? Romans 3.

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

n
1: speaking of yourself in superlatives [syn: boast, boasting, self-praise, jactitation]

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Boast Boast, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Boasted; p. pr. & vb. n. Boasting.] [OE. bosten, boosten, v., bost, boost, n., noise, boasting; cf. G. bausen, bauschen, to swell, pusten, Dan. puste, Sw. pusta, to blow, Sw. p["o]sa to swell; or W. bostio to boast, bost boast, Gael. bosd. But these last may be from English.] 1. To vaunt one's self; to brag; to say or tell things which are intended to give others a high opinion of one's self or of things belonging to one's self; as, to boast of one's exploits courage, descent, wealth. By grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: . . not of works, lest any man should boast. --Eph. ii. 8, 9. 2. To speak in exulting language of another; to glory; to exult. In God we boast all the day long. --Ps. xliv. 8 Syn: To brag; bluster; vapor; crow; talk big.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Boasting Boast"ing, n. The act of glorying or vaunting; vainglorious speaking; ostentatious display. When boasting ends, then dignity begins. --Young.

Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms

n. Vaunt, brag. See boast.