show away
show away verb: to show off.
Verb
show away (third-person singular simple present shows away, present participle showing away, simple past showed away, past participle shown away)
- To show off.
- I behaved with sense and propriety, & did not attempt at all to show away […].1763, James Boswell, edited by Gordon Turnbull, London Journal 1762-1763, Penguin, published 2014, page 260
- Synonyms:
- ostentate, showboat, swagger, aura farm, boulevardier, cut a wide swath, cut it fat, cut round, exhibitionize, figure away
Synonyms of show away
- ostentate
- showboat
- swagger
- aura farm
- boulevardier
- cut a wide swath
- exhibitionize
- flex
- floss
- fluff one's feathers
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Forms of show away
| third-person singular present | shows away |
|---|---|
| present participle | showing away |
| past | showed away |
| past participle | shown away |
Questions about show away
- What does show away mean?
- Show away means to show off.
- What part of speech is show away?
- Show away is a verb.
- What is the past tense of show away?
- The past tense of show away is showed away.
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