1
: a statement expressing excessive pride in oneself : the act or an instance of boasting (see boast entry 2) : brag
It may sound like a boast, but I truly am very wealthy.
2
: a cause for pride
boasted; boasting; boasts
1
: to praise oneself extravagantly in speech : speak of oneself with excessive pride
boasting about her accomplishments
1
: to speak of or assert with excessive pride
He liked to boast that he was the richest man in town.
boaster
noun
boasted; boasting; boasts
: to shape (stone) roughly in sculpture and stonecutting as a preliminary to finer work
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Examples of boast in a Sentence
Noun
When he says he's the richest man in town, he's not just making an idle boast.
We were offended by his boast that he would easily beat us.
The museum's proudest boast is its collection of rare gems.
Verb (1)
he boasted about his latest killing in real estate so I thought he should be the one to pay for dinner
the hotel boasts nearly 50 rooms
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Sarah Whitten, CNBC, 6 Oct. 2024
At their peak, cable subscribers had access to and paid for 200+ channels (well below the boast cable TV pioneer John Malone’s made in 1992 of a 500-channel universe) and watched fewer than 10% of them.
—Brad Adgate, Forbes, 19 Sep. 2024
Bay Area Home Report, The Mercury News, 12 Nov. 2024
Located just off the Las Vegas Strip and boasting 703 rooms and a 94,065 sq ft casino, the Palms was built in the late 1990s by Vegas impresario George Maloof.
—Patrick Brzeski, The Hollywood Reporter, 5 Nov. 2024
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Noun
While 2024 and 2025 boast franchise-rich movie slates, Wall Street doesn’t expect ticket sales to top $10 billion domestically until 2026.
—Sarah Whitten, CNBC, 6 Oct. 2024
At their peak, cable subscribers had access to and paid for 200+ channels (well below the boast cable TV pioneer John Malone’s made in 1992 of a 500-channel universe) and watched fewer than 10% of them.
—Brad Adgate, Forbes, 19 Sep. 2024
Verb
This two-story home boasts a generous living space with four bedrooms and three bathrooms.
—Bay Area Home Report, The Mercury News, 12 Nov. 2024
Located just off the Las Vegas Strip and boasting 703 rooms and a 94,065 sq ft casino, the Palms was built in the late 1990s by Vegas impresario George Maloof.
—Patrick Brzeski, The Hollywood Reporter, 5 Nov. 2024
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“Boast.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/boast. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
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boast
2 of 2 verb1
: to praise one's own possessions, qualities, or accomplishments
2
: to have and display proudly
our band boasted new uniforms
boaster
noun
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