swanks

verb

present tense third-person singular of swank
as in gasconades

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  1. brags
  2. boasts
  3. swaggers
  4. crows
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  • Afterward, Lisa brags about her pickpocketing skills and says theft is easier and less insulting to the mark.
    — Tasha Robinson, Vulture, 14 Oct. 2026
  • Toni brags to anyone in earshot about his family’s roots in Naples.
    — Jessica Kiang, Variety, 14 Sep. 2026
Definition of brags
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  • Amenities and experiences Under Canvas Moab boasts a lineup of on-site programming.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 25 Oct. 2026
  • For more than 50 years, Leather Honey has been producing a miraculously effective leather cleaner – with more than 33,000 positive reviews – and leather conditioner, which boasts more than 68,000 positive reviews.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 24 Oct. 2026
Definition of boasts
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  • Craven’s article is similarly one-way traffic on behalf of Rowling but done with a level of contempt toward trans people that almost swaggers in its certainty.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 5 Oct. 2026
Definition of swaggers
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  • Lockwood takes different noises—from volcanic activity in Hawaii to spring peepers near the Mississippi River, crows around Essex, and hydroacoustic signals in the Tasman Sea—and weaves a tapestry in constant flux.
    — Joshua Minsoo Kim, Pitchfork, 28 Apr. 2026
  • At Tribal, Rizo crows once again about his game (which, to be fair, was very well executed), and says that the people who have returned right after playing their first time — Amanda Kimmel, Malcolm Freberg, Russell Hantz — end up doing very well in their second seasons.
    — Brian Moylan, Vulture, 26 Mar. 2026
Definition of crows
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