boasting
verb, -ing form of «boast» (boast, boasts, boasted, boasting); noun (boasting — no plural)
Everyday
- Talking too proudly about yourself, what you have or what you can do, to make others feel smaller. tree →
- (noun) The act of talking like this. tree →
In the lessons
In lessons on feelings and friendship, boasting is seen as unkind or annoying: it is fine to be proud, but showing off makes others feel bad. In stories and fables, a boastful character (like the hare in «The Tortoise and the Hare») often learns a lesson. Phrases: «boast about», «stop boasting», «nothing to boast about».
Examples
- Stop boasting about your new bike! tree →
- He kept boasting that he was the fastest runner. tree →
- The hare was boasting, so he took a nap and lost the race. tree →
- Nobody likes boasting at the lunch table. tree →
- She won the prize but didn't go around boasting. tree →
- "I'm the best!" he said, boasting again. tree →
- Boasting about grades can hurt your friends' feelings. tree →
- My score is nothing to boast about. tree →
- Then the Warlock began boasting again. tree →
Note
Base verb «boast». The adjective is «boastful». Similar: «brag», «show off». Opposite: being modest or humble. Being proud and saying thank you when praised is not boasting; repeating how great you are is.
In Jewish tradition
Proud, empty talk. In Job and Jeremiah it is shown to be hollow and useless.
Interpretation. Read as a warning that big words do not make a person right, and God sees through them.
Examples
- Would I keep silence concerning his boastings, or his proud talk, or his fair array of words? (Writings JOB.41.4, JPS 1917) tree →
- I know his arrogancy, saith the LORD, that it is ill-founded; his boastings have wrought nothing well-founded. (Prophets JER.48.30, JPS 1917) tree →
- Thy boastings have made men hold their peace, and thou hast mocked, with none to make thee ashamed; (Writings JOB.11.3, JPS 1917) tree →
Note
Base verb «boast». The adjective is «boastful». Similar: «brag», «show off». Opposite: being modest or humble. Being proud and saying thank you when praised is not boasting; repeating how great you are is.
On Mova
- Trees and pragmatics of «boasting» in the school dictionary: every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- «boasting» in the school dictionary on Mova free.
- Trees and pragmatics of «boasting» in the Judaism dictionary: every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- «boasting» in the Judaism dictionary on Mova free.
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