vaunting

ˈvɔːn.tɪŋ

Definition

Definition of vaunting - Reverso English Dictionary

Adjective

behavior

Rare

showing excessive pride or boastfulness

Rare

His vaunting attitude annoyed everyone at the party.
Her vaunting claims about her achievements were tiresome.
The vaunting speeches bored the audience quickly.

boastful

swaggering

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Origin of vaunting

Old French, vanter (to boast)

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French:vantard, ...
German:prahlerisch, ...
Italian:vanaglorioso, ...
Spanish:jactancioso, ...
Portuguese:jactancioso, ...
Chinese:自夸的, ...
Japanese:自慢げな, ...
Arabic:مُتَبَجِّح, ...
Hebrew:מִתְרַבְרֵב, ...
Russian:хвастливый, ...
Ukrainian:хвалькуватий, ...
Hindi:घमंडी, ...
Bengali:দম্ভিত, ...
Catalan:fanfarró, ...
Czech:vychloubačný, ...
Danish:pralende, ...
Dutch:pralend, ...
Greek:καυχησιάρικος, ...
Hungarian:kérkedő, ...
Khmer:អួតអាងហួសហេតុ, ...
Korean:자랑하는, ...
Persian:خودستایانه, ...
Polish:chełpliwy, ...
Portuguese (BR):arrogante, ...
Romanian:lăudăros, ...
Swedish:skrytande, ...
Thai:โอ้อวด, ...
Turkish:övüngen, ...
Vietnamese:khoe khoang, ...

vaunt

vɔːnt

Definition of vaunt - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

boasting

Dated

boastful speech or display

Dated

His vaunt about winning annoyed everyone.

boast

brag

Verb

intr.

showing off

Dated

brag in speech or act, to impress others

Dated

He vaunted his success and showed off his new car.

tapped out

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Origin of vaunt

Latin, vanus (empty)

Examples of vaunt in a sentence

The speech was full of empty vaunt.
She loves to vaunt her achievements at every meeting.
They vaunted their victory long before the final results were confirmed.

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French:vantardise, se vanter, ...
German:Angeberei, prahlen, ...
Italian:vanto, vantarsi, ...
Spanish:jactancia, jactarse, ...
Portuguese:vanglória, vangloriar-se, ...
Chinese:自夸, 夸耀, ...
Japanese:自慢話, 自慢する, ...
Arabic:تَبَاهٍ, تَبَاهَى, ...
Hebrew:הִתְרַבְרְבוּת, לְהִתְרַבְרֵב, ...
Russian:хвастовство, хвастаться, ...
Ukrainian:вихваляння, вихвалятися, ...
Hindi:शेखी, डींग मारना, ...
Bengali:গর্বোক্তি, দম্ভ করা, ...
Catalan:fanfarronada, presumir, ...
Czech:chvástání, vychloubat se, ...
Danish:pral, prale, ...
Dutch:pochpraat, opscheppen, ...
Greek:καυχησιολογία, κομπάζω, ...
Hungarian:kérkedés, dicsekedni, ...
Khmer:ការអួតអាង, អួត, ...
Korean:자랑, 과시하다, ...
Persian:لاف‌زنی, فخر فروخت, ...
Polish:przechwałka, przechwalić się, ...
Portuguese (BR):vanglória, vangloriar-se, ...
Romanian:laudă, a se lăuda, ...
Swedish:skryt, skryta, ...
Thai:การคุยโอ้อวด, โอ้อวด, ...
Turkish:övünme, övünmek, ...
Vietnamese:lời khoe khoang, khoe khoang, ...

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Definition of vaunting - Reverso English Dictionary

Adjective

Origin of vaunting

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Definition of vaunt - Reverso English Dictionary

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Origin of vaunt

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