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brags

  • present tense form
    of brag (3rd person singular).
    brag
    verb (used without object)
    to use boastful language; boast.

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He keeps going to the doctor, has bruises on both hands, and brags about passing dementia tests.

From Slate Jun. 23, 2026

The president often brags about the military and its lethality.

From The Wall Street Journal Mar. 14, 2026

Nobody brags about water stocks at cocktail parties — that’s how you know they might actually work.

From MarketWatch Dec. 9, 2025

But they’re the good guys, while dear Carrington, who brags about out-billing them on the regular, has held onto her bitterness.

From Salon Nov. 6, 2025

“I’ve been ready since seven thirty,” Mia brags, swinging into my room.

From "Watch Us Rise" by Renée Watson and Ellen Hagan