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vaunt

/vɔːnt/verb

उच्चारण वॉन्ट

शेखी बघारना, बढ़ा-चढ़ाकर बखान करना, डींग मारना

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    [T] formal

    to praise something too much or talk about it proudly

    शेखी बघारना, बढ़ा-चढ़ाकर बखान करना, डींग मारना

    • The company vaunted its new phone as the best in the world.
    • much-vaunted reforms

    Synonyms boast about brag about flaunt trumpet show off

    Opposite belittle play down understate disparage

◇Word family
vaunted adjective
≈Synonyms and antonyms

Synonyms

boast about brag about flaunt trumpet show off

Antonyms

belittle play down understate disparage

§Grammar and usage

Usage: The adjective is common in the phrase much-vaunted, meaning 'praised a lot, often more than it deserves'.

Usage में adjective प्रायः much-vaunted phrase में आता है, जिसका अर्थ है 'जिसकी बहुत तारीफ़ हुई हो, अक्सर योग्यता से अधिक'।