2. To speak in exulting language of another; to glory; to exult.

In God we boast all the day long.

Ps. xliv. 8

Syn. -- To brag; bluster; vapor; crow; talk big.

Boast, v. t. 1. To display in ostentatious language; to speak of with pride, vanity, or exultation, with a view to self-commendation; to extol.

Lest bad men should boast

Their specious deeds.

Milton.

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