boasting
part of speech
verb, -ing form of «boast» (boast, boasts, boasted, boasting); noun (boasting — no plural)
meaning for a pupil
1) Talking too proudly about yourself, what you have or what you can do, to make others feel smaller. tree →
2) (noun) The act of talking like this. tree →
sense in the lessons
In the Tanakh and Jewish tradition: Proud, empty talk. In Job and Jeremiah it is shown to be hollow and useless. Interpretation: Read as a warning that big words do not make a person right, and God sees through them. In the primary lessons: In lessons on feelings and friendship, boasting is seen as unkind or annoying: it is fine to be proud, but showing off makes others feel bad. In stories and fables, a boastful character (like the hare in «The Tortoise and the Hare») often learns a lesson. Phrases: «boast about», «stop boasting», «nothing to boast about».
examples
- Would I keep silence concerning his boastings, or his proud talk, or his fair array of words? (Writings JOB.41.4, JPS 1917) tree →
- I know his arrogancy, saith the LORD, that it is ill-founded; his boastings have wrought nothing well-founded. (Prophets JER.48.30, JPS 1917) tree →
- Thy boastings have made men hold their peace, and thou hast mocked, with none to make thee ashamed; (Writings JOB.11.3, JPS 1917) tree →
- Stop boasting about your new bike! tree →
- He kept boasting that he was the fastest runner. tree →
- The hare was boasting, so he took a nap and lost the race. tree →
- Nobody likes boasting at the lunch table. tree →
- She won the prize but didn't go around boasting. tree →
- "I'm the best!" he said, boasting again. tree →
- Boasting about grades can hurt your friends' feelings. tree →
- My score is nothing to boast about. tree →
- Then the Warlock began boasting again. tree →
note
Base verb «boast». The adjective is «boastful». Similar: «brag», «show off». Opposite: being modest or humble. Being proud and saying thank you when praised is not boasting; repeating how great you are is.
In the corpora
- I know his arrogancy, saith the LORD, that it is ill-founded; his boastings have wrought nothing well-founded.
- Thy boastings have made men hold their peace, and thou hast mocked, with none to make thee ashamed;
- Would I keep silence concerning his boastings, or his proud talk, or his fair array of words?
- Boasting makes others feel small and pushes friends away.
- Boasting makes others feel small and pushes friends away, so you share the fun instead.
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «boasting» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.