how to pronounce brag

/ˈbɹæɡ/

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brag is pronounced in one syllable

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An example use of brag in a speech by a native speaker of american english:

“… our politicians so often brag about …”

meaning of brag

Brag means to talk about yourself or your achievements in a boastful way.

brag frequency in english - C2 level of CEFR

the word brag occurs in english on average 3.6 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.

topics brag can be related to

it is hard to perfectly classify words into specific topics since each word can have many context of its use, but our machine-learning models believe that brag can be often used in the following areas:

1) communication, information, and media;