boast

Universal Words verb, noun verb 1 ~ (about / of sth) to talk with too much pride about sth that you have or can do: [V] I don't want to boast, but I can actually speak six languages. * She is always boasting about how wonderful her children are. * He openly boasted of his skill as a burglar. * [Vthat] Sam boasted that she could beat anyone at poker. [also Vspeech] 2 [VN] (not used in the progressive tenses) (written) to have sth that is impressive and that you can be proud of: The hotel also boasts two swimming pools and a golf course. * Rhodes boasts 300 days of sunshine a year. noun ~ (that...) (often disapproving) something that a person talks about in a very proud way, often to seem more important or clever: Despite his boasts that his children were brilliant, neither of them went to college. * It was her proud boast that she had never missed a day's work because of illness. * Her claim that she could beat us all was clearly no idle / empty boast (= it was true).