vaunt

American  

[vawnt, vahnt] / vɔnt, vɑnt /

verb (used with object)

1. to speak vaingloriously of; boast of.

   to vaunt one's achievements.

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verb (used without object)

1. to speak boastfully; brag.

noun

1. a boastful action or utterance.

vaunt British  

/ vɔːnt /

verb

1. (tr) to describe, praise, or display (one's success, possessions, etc) boastfully

2. rare (intr) to use boastful language; brag

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noun

1. a boast

2. archaic ostentatious display

Other Word Forms

• outvaunt verb (used with object)
• vaunter noun
• vauntingly adverb

Etymology

Origin of vaunt

1350–1400; Middle English vaunten < Middle French vanter to boast < Late Latin vānitāre, frequentative of *vānāre, derivative of Latin vānus vain. See vanity

Example Sentences

Venezuela, whose players had been instructed by team management to avoid commenting on politics throughout the tournament, dominated the vaunted USA lineup for long periods.

From Barron's

The Gulf Arab states have discovered how fragile their vaunted prosperity is.

From The Wall Street Journal

Lots of scrolling would also mean YouTube's vaunted recommendation software was not doing its job well, he added.

From Barron's

The vaunted plan laid out three distinct public systems, with local community colleges primarily offering two-year associate’s degrees and serving as transfer launching pads to CSU and the University of California.

From Los Angeles Times

But he looked at Christopher and smiled a vaunting smile.

From Literature