showboat
verb/ˈʃəʊbəʊt/
/ˈʃəʊbəʊt/
[intransitive] (informal, often disapproving)Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they showboat | /ˈʃəʊbəʊt/ /ˈʃəʊbəʊt/ |
| he / she / it showboats | /ˈʃəʊbəʊts/ /ˈʃəʊbəʊts/ |
| past simple showboated | /ˈʃəʊbəʊtɪd/ /ˈʃəʊbəʊtɪd/ |
| past participle showboated | /ˈʃəʊbəʊtɪd/ /ˈʃəʊbəʊtɪd/ |
| -ing form showboating | /ˈʃəʊbəʊtɪŋ/ /ˈʃəʊbəʊtɪŋ/ |
- to behave in a way that tries to show people how clever, skilful, etc. you are
- He’s a good guitar player, but he tends to showboat on his solos.
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