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blowing one's own trumpet

blowing one's own trumpet is the present participle and gerund of blow one's own trumpet.

Meaning of blow one's own trumpet

Verb

blow one's own trumpet (third-person singular simple present blows one's own trumpet, present participle blowing one's own trumpet, simple past blew one's own trumpet, past participle blown one's own trumpet)

  1. (Commonwealth, UK, idiomatic) To praise oneself.

Questions about blowing one's own trumpet

What is blowing one's own trumpet the present participle and gerund of?
Blowing one's own trumpet is the present participle and gerund of blow one's own trumpet.

Words near blowing one's own trumpet in the dictionary

  1. blowing one's chance
  2. blowing one's cool
  3. blowing one's lid
  4. blowing one's load
  5. blowing one's nose
  6. blowing one's own trumpet
  7. blowing one's stack
  8. blowing one's top
  9. blowing one's wad
  10. blowing one's wig
  11. blowing out

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