English to Hindi Dictionary

Hindi meaning of boast

boast

/noun/ डींग; झूठा गर्व; शेख़ी;
/verb/डींग मारना; डींग हांकना; शेखी बघारना; आत्मप्रशंसा;

Synonym brag; bouncing; splurge; gasconade; self-admiration;

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English Dictionary:

1. Boast

[n.]

- Act of boasting; vaunting or bragging.
- The cause of boasting; occasion of pride or exultation, -- sometimes of laudable pride or exultation.

2. Boast

[v. i.]

- To vaunt one's self; to brag; to say or tell things which are intended to give others a high opinion of one's self or of things belonging to one's self; as, to boast of one's exploits courage, descent, wealth.
- To speak in exulting language of another; to glory; to exult.

3. Boast

[v. t.]

- To display in ostentatious language; to speak of with pride, vanity, or exultation, with a view to self-commendation; to extol.
- To display vaingloriously.
- To possess or have; as, to boast a name.
- To dress, as a stone, with a broad chisel.
- To shape roughly as a preparation for the finer work to follow; to cut to the general form required.