ag bóisceáil as fhéin - boasting of himself. Ní raibh mórán maitheasa riamh i bhfear a bheadh ag bóisceáil as fhéin. - A man who boasts of himself was never much good.
Bíonn sé ag bóisceáil as a saidhbhreas. - He boasts of his riches. Ag bóisceáil as a chlann. - Boasting of his children. "bóisceálaidhe" - duine a bhíonn ag bóisceáil.