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Definitions for Vaunting
[1] having a boastfully proud disposition: a vaunting dictator.
[2] marked by boastful pride: a vaunting air of superiority.
[3] to speak vaingloriously of; boast of: to vaunt one's achievements.
[4] to speak boastfully; brag.
[5] a boastful action or utterance.
[6] (tr) to describe, praise, or display (one's success, possessions, etc) boastfully
[7] (intr) rare , or literary to use boastful language; brag
[8] a boast
[9] archaic ostentatious display
Words related to Vaunting
prate, boast, crow, gasconade, strut, brag, flaunt, display
Words nearby Vaunting
vaulty, vaunt, vaunt-courier, vaunted, vauntful, vaunting, vaunty, vaupés, vauquelin, vaux, vauxhall
Origin of Vaunting
1350–1400; Middle English vaunten < Middle French vanter to boast < Late Latin vānitāre, frequentative of *vānāre, derivative of Latin vānus vain. See vanity
Other words from Vaunting
self-vaunt·ing , adjective
vaunt·er , noun
vaunt·ing·ly , adverb
out·vaunt , verb (used with object)
Word origin for Vaunting
C14: from Old French vanter, from Late Latin vānitāre to brag, from Latin vānus vain