A person who boasts talks about his or her accomplishments or skills. This is usually a negative form of behavior. The word "boast" is similar to the word "brag."
Jason always boasts about himself.
He boasts about how good he is at sports.
His friends get tired of his boasting.
He’s very boastful of his accomplishments. (The word "boastful" is an adjective.)
Jessica boasts about her success in school.
She’s always boasting about her accomplishments.
She spoke boastfully about how well she did on a recent test. (The word "boastfully" is an adverb.)
Her friends are sick of her boasting.
Rachel and Tim boast about their children all the time.
Their friends wish they would stop their boasting.
People actually leave the room when they start to boast about one or more of their children.
Boastful parents are boring and hard to listen to.
Do you boast about anything?
What do you have to boast about?
It’s okay to boast a little bit.
No one wants to listen to you if you boast too much.
