boasting en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˈboʊstɪŋ/ (General-American)
- (Southern-England) audio
Meanings
- (uncountable) The making of boasts.
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An individual boast or bout of boasting.
After that there were boastings in Hereot! Then did the warriors brag before their stainless queen.
1961, Norma Lorre Goodrich, “Beowulf”, in The Medieval Myths, New York: The New American Library, page 28:Solomon says, "Pride goes before destruction, and a haughty spirit before a fall." Some, as soon as their vain boastings were uttered, were made monuments of divine justice.
1849, Elizabeth Wilson, A Scriptural View of Woman's Rights and Duties, page 367:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| boastings | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Translations (8)
de Prahlerei (the making of boasts) · de Angabe (the making of boasts) · la iactantia (the making of boasts) · grc σεμνολογία (the making of boasts) · sv skryt (the making of boasts) · sv skrävel (the making of boasts) · de Angeben (the making of boasts) · de Prahlen (the making of boasts)