vaunting
Americanadjective
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having a boastfully proud disposition.
a vaunting dictator.
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marked by boastful pride.
a vaunting air of superiority.
Other Word Forms
- self-vaunting adjective
Etymology
Origin of vaunting
Example Sentences
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A far cry from the usual vaunting of athletes as something much more than that.
From Seattle Times • Feb. 11, 2022
The government says Greece will now be able to stand on its own two feet, vaunting 1.4% growth in 2017 and a planned return to the markets later this year.
From BBC • Aug. 19, 2018
In the end, however, the controversy only seemed to stoke interest in the title, vaunting Paramount to the top of the U.S. studio earners in China after a lackluster showing in the country in 2013.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 5, 2015
When did the vaunting and flaunting of designer shoes, shoe closets, and shoe collections become so vital to any gal in pursuit of social currency?
From Slate • Aug. 22, 2012
Men muttered in small cabals or threatened one another by the fireside, cutting each other with their eyes and hissing, vaunting superiority in their familiarity with the Unseen.
From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves" by M.T. Anderson
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