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brag

 verb
     
brag past tense and past participle bragged, present participle bragging [intransitive and transitive]
to talk too proudly about what you have done, what you own etc - used to show disapproval [= boast]:
'I came out top in the test,' he bragged.
brag about
Ben's always bragging about his success with women.
brag that
Julia used to brag that her family had a villa in Spain.
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