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blows one's own trumpet

blows one's own trumpet is the third-person singular simple present indicative 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 blows one's own trumpet

What is blows one's own trumpet the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Blows one's own trumpet is the third-person singular simple present indicative of blow one's own trumpet.

Words near blows one's own trumpet in the dictionary

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

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