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boasting

ˈboʊstɪŋ
WordNet
Sheet XIIII. Cartouche with the text Make not thy boaste .... Both herms carry a basket full of fruit and tendrils on their heads. From a series of 21 numbered cartouches with calligraphy in a frame of scrolls and fittings with grotesques, garlands and mascarons.
Sheet XIIII. Cartouche with the text Make not thy boaste .... Both herms carry a basket full of fruit and tendrils on their heads. From a series of 21 numbered cartouches with calligraphy in a frame of scrolls and fittings with grotesques, garlands and mascarons.
  1. (n) boasting
    speaking of yourself in superlatives
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
Interesting fact
Lake Nicaragua boasts the only fresh-water sharks in the entire world
  1. Boasting
    The act of glorying or vaunting; vainglorious speaking; ostentatious display. "When boasting ends, then dignity begins."
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
Interesting fact
The first city to reach a population of 1 million people was Rome, Italy in 133 B.C. London, England reached the mark in 1810 and New York, USA made it in 1875. Today, there are over 300 cities in the world that boast a population in excess of 1 million.
  1. (n) boasting
    A glorying or vaunting; boastful or ostentatious words; bragging language.
  2. (n) boasting
    Synonyms Brag, bravado, bluster, swagger, swaggering, vainglory, rodomontade, parade, vaporing, rant.
  3. (n) boasting
    In masonry, the process of dressing the surface of a stone with a broad chisel and mallet.
  4. (n) boasting
    In sculpture and carving, the act of cutting a stone roughly with a boasting-chisel, so as to give it the general contour of a statue or an ornament. Also called scabbling.
Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary
Interesting fact
The twin towers of New Yorks World Trade Center contain 208 elevators. Elevators rank as the safest form of transportation, boasting only one fatality every 100 million miles traveled. Stairs, in comparison, are five times more dangerous.
  1. (ns) Boasting
    ostentatious display: vaunting
Quotations
We need two kinds of acquaintances, one to complain to, while to the others we boast.
Logan Pearsall Smith
Mules are always boasting that their ancestors were horses.
German Proverb
Those who boast of their descent, brag on what they owe to others.
Seneca
He who boasts of his descent, praises the deed of another.
Seneca
Henry David Thoreau
If I seem to boast more than is becoming, my excuse is that I brag for humanity rather than for myself.
Henry David Thoreau
Whatever accomplishment you boast of in the world, there is someone better than you.
African Proverb
Etymology

Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary M. E. bost, of doubtful origin; apparently W. bostio, Gael. bòsd, a bragging, are borrowed.

Usage in the news

SRI Boasts Abilities in Early- and Late-Stage R&D. genengnews.com

Charles Dickens' cheapskate boasts a net worth of $8 billion on this year's list of fiction's richest. forbes.com

Fashion's newest It girl boasts a bohemian beauty, a haute-y pedigree, and a perfectly curated wardrobe. harpersbazaar.com

The machine boasts one of the longest and slimmest free arms in the industry and the opportunity to create and embroider larger-than-life designs without re-hooping. hispanicbusiness.com

Carrying US flags and signs boasting "Finally ExMormon," "Research the church" and "Transcend Mormonism," a crowd hiked Ensign Peak on Saturday and chanted "freedom" to the valley below. sltrib.com

"This recipe only has one, two, three, four, five ingredients so it's going to be very quick to put together" boasts Stephanie Smith of Changing Tides Gifts in Gloucester. gloucestertimes.com

When completed, the Palisades Center mall here is expected to boast an ice-skating rink, a 2,100-seat amphitheater, a 21-screen cinema complex, a carousel, a ferris wheel, more than 15 restaurants and a 2,000-seat food court. nytimes.com

France on paper boasts one of the world's most talented squads, but it staggered through qualifying and only made it through with an assist from Thierry Henry's now notorious forearm. amny.com

10-year Marine heard boasts as corporate host. ashingtontimes.com

Vitamin Cottage Natural Food Markets boasts 57 stores in 11 states, and the Lakewood-based chain now has the capital to expand much more after an initial public offering in July that raised $100 million. cobizmag.com

With several new makeup launches happening per year, the cosmetic industry boasts a roster of every lipstick color and formula under the rainbow. usmagazine.com

Rose City Antifa is part of the Anti-Racist Action Network, which boasts 20 chapters in cities across the US and Canada. eek.com

We've Got a Map boasts the title of experimental folk band Tidelands' upcoming sophomore album – and do they ever. sfbg.com

The harmless but brainless heist movie "Man on a Ledge" calls itself a feature film, and it boasts a feature-caliber cast. nola.com

Forestry industry is booming and these 20 companies boast the top spots for biggest operations. vancouversun.com

Usage in scientific papers

Although space missions may one day boast collecting areas rivaling those of ground-based telescopes, in the near future it is the latter that will push the envelope to provide the necessary constraints.
Coronal Heating versus Solar Wind Acceleration

Let us fix any numbering of the edges of G and, for each spanning tree T , let B (T ) be the set of “bad” edges of G \ T , that is, edges which boast the lowest index of any edge in the cycle formed with T .
Branched Polymers

None of its subsequent modifications can boast of such a firm and uniquely interpreted experimental ground.
Algbrodynamics over complex space and phase extension of the Minkowski geometry

My humble, non-economist view is that the proof is in the pudding: an industry does not become a boom market boasting 20% annual growth for an entire decade – unless it is very profitable indeed.
Is There Statistical Evidence that the Oregon Payday-Loan Rate Cap Hurts Consumers?

This is the underlying premise behind the professional social networking site LinkedIn, which now boasts more than 40 million users .
Social Networks and Stable Matchings in the Job Market

Usage in literature

Boasting is not well. "Tom Tufton's Travels" by Evelyn Everett-Green

Men will often boast of doing that, which, if true, would be rather a disgrace to them than otherwise. "The Young Gentleman and Lady's Monitor, and English Teacher's Assistant" by John Hamilton Moore

I could boast of nothing in this line. "Continental Monthly, Vol. I. February, 1862, No. II." by Various

The Russian Government is the open enemy of every liberty we boast of. "New York Times, Current History, Vol 1, Issue 1" by Various

This regulation excludes at once one half of mankind from its boasted advantages. "Secret Societies" by David MacDill, Jonathan Blanchard, and Edward Beecher

There are, however, certain extenuating circumstances in the cases of those timid people who take refuge in boasting. "Poise: How to Attain It" by D. Starke

They will boast a victory over a king or a chief of the reavers; and they will afterwards escape though wounded. "The Harvard Classics, Volume 49, Epic and Saga" by Various

Mrs. Wickersham openly boasted of her son's success and of her motive, and sent him money lavishly. "Gordon Keith" by Thomas Nelson Page

Whatever he undertook, he quietly and without any boasting performed. "Christopher Carson" by John S. C. Abbott

Dost thou venture to boast thyself of the beauty of any one of them? "The Consolation of Philosophy" by Boethius

Usage in poetry
Nature has all its glories lost
When brought before his throne;
No flesh shall in his presence boast,
But in the Lord alone.
My tongue, which rashly spoke before,
This mercy will restrain;
Surely I now shall boast no more,
Nor censure, nor complain.
He who of honour boasts away,
And she who boasts her virtue,
Give reason to suspect that they
Tell neither him nor her true.
He would boast with tales outlandish,
Of his valor and renown;
And his cutlass he would brandish
With a fearful pirate frown.
In wrestling I did much excel
And lov'd to douse a boasting fop,
Nor cared I how or where we fell
Provided I fell on the top.
The boastful knight, now gay with pride
By his successful crimes,
Floating on folly's golden tide,
Prosper'd in stormy times.