vaunt meaning

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vaunt (noun): extravagant self-praise.

vaunt has 2 meanings in this dictionary, as noun and verb.

vaunt as a noun

  1. extravagant self-praise

    Type of: boast

vaunt as a verb

  1. show off

    Synonyms: boast, tout, swash, shoot a line, brag, gas, blow, bluster, gasconade

    Type of: overstate

    Kinds: puff, gloat

    Related forms: vaunter

Scrabble score: 8 (letter breakdown)

Word lists: words starting with VA · words ending in NT · 5-letter words

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