bragged

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bragged - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Brag \Brag\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Bragged; p. pr. & vb. n.
     Bragging.] [OE. braggen to resound, blow, boast (cf. F.
     braguer to lead a merry life, flaunt, boast, OF. brague
     merriment), from Icel. braka to creak, brak noise, fr. the
     same root as E. break; properly then, to make a noise, boast.
     ?95.]
     To talk about one's self, or things pertaining to one's self,
     in a manner intended to excite admiration, envy, or wonder;
     to talk boastfully; to boast; -- often followed by of; as, to
     brag of one's exploits, courage, or money, or of the great
     things one intends to do.
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           Conceit, more rich in matter than in words,
           Brags of his substance, not of ornament. --Shak.
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     Syn: To swagger; boast; vapor; bluster; vaunt; flourish; talk
          big.
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