Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

humblebragging

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: hum-ble-brag-ging
IPA

26

Scrabble Score

14

Letters

4

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

present participle and gerund of humblebrag

noun

The act of making a statement of humblebrag.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Jamie Kilstein is a comedian who works hard and is a nice guy. This is not a knock on his comedy. It is a knock on his humblebragging about his comedy."
"In addition to her humblebragging, she also solicits engagement by emphasizing the relatability of her experiences."
"No matter how interesting you might think your life is, please restrain your humblebragging. (And under no circumstances should it be acceptable to refer to yourself as an ‘influencer’.)"
"The problem with your humblebragging is everyone sees through it. Okay maybe not everyone, some people are fucking stupid."

Usage

Inflected Forms

humblebraggings (plural)

Questions

What does humblebragging mean?: present participle and gerund of humblebrag

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