VocabauraVOCABAURA

boasting

noun

Simple meaning

Speaking of yourself in superlatives.

Pronunciation

Say it like this:

bohsting

Say the bold part a little louder.

US device voice
IPA pronunciation (US)

ˈboʊstɪŋ

This word is pronounced essentially the same in American and British English, so one transcription covers both.

IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) is a standard way of writing speech sounds.

Word Review

Definition

Everyday modern meanings first, grouped by part of speech.

noun

  1. An individual boast or bout of boasting.

  2. uncountable

    The making of boasts.

Word at a Glance

Difficulty
B2 · Upper Intermediate (estimated)
Frequency
Uncommon

Word Aura™

How this word commonly comes across.

Word Aura is being prepared for this meaning.

Share your sentence

Write your own example sentence using “boasting”. We review each one before it appears.

Word Family

Related forms, grouped by how they connect.

Inflected forms

Grammatical variations of the same word.

  • boastverbBase word

    Show off.

Ask Vocabaura

Understand the word your way.

What Does It Mean Here?

Words can change meaning depending on context.

Use it yourself

Knowing “boasting” starts when you use it. Pick a next step, all free.

Know the meaning? Practice using it in a real situation, free, no credits.

Dictionary data from Wiktionary via the Free Dictionary API. Simple meanings, combinations and word intelligence are built from verified reference data, no AI is used to load this page.