Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun Bravado; defiance.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • noun A bravado; a boast.

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  • verb Present participle of brave.
  • noun A bravado; a boast.

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Examples

  • Never were tragedy and triumph so intimately joined, as if Elaine’s pride in braving the worn and slippery stairs had been punished by the unseen forces that had sustained this unbalanced mass of masonry for so many centuries … …

    The Dying Fall + J. Cardiff II 2009

  • Never were tragedy and triumph so intimately joined, as if Elaine’s pride in braving the worn and slippery stairs had been punished by the unseen forces that had sustained this unbalanced mass of masonry for so many centuries … …

    Vitro Nasu » 2009 » April 2009

  • I come every year but this year seeing nearly 100,000 people from every country you can name braving the hottest Memphis Summer in 25 years was incredible.

    When Legends Gather #287 (x 20): Elvis Presley Memorial Edition 2007

  • She's actually a displaced unhappy princess 'braving' the north.

    David & Dan confirm what we already know 2009

  • With a courage and devotion that redound more to his honour than the brilliant qualities that won him so high a reputation in the court and in the field, Lord Craven not merely provided the present receptacle for the sick, but remained in London during the whole continuance of the dreadful visitation; "braving," says

    Old Saint Paul's A Tale of the Plague and the Fire William Harrison Ainsworth 1843

  • Switzerland, with the title of Prince of Wales, a company of guards, and a sufficient pension; but he placed a romantic point of Honour in 'braving' the orders from Hanover, 'as he called them, and positively refused to depart from Paris.

    The Letters of Horace Walpole, Earl of Orford — Volume 1 Horace Walpole 1757

  • All that Mumbaikars have to do now is to stand against the village ogre simply by 'braving' some goons and having a few hours of good time inside a cinema near them. comment Note: By posting your comments here you agree to the

    Hindustan Times News Feeds 'Views' 2010

  • All that Mumbaikars have to do now is to stand against the village ogre simply by 'braving' some goons and having a few hours of good time inside a cinema near them. comment Note: By posting your comments here you agree to the

    Hindustan Times News Feeds 'Views' 2010

  • In the film, our turtle beats the odds by braving the elements and making it back to Florida to lay her eggs.

    Turtle Survives Years-Long Journey to Return Home 2011

  • Despite the dangers thousands of refugees every week are making the journey, walking for weeks across the desert and braving attacks by armed robbers and wild animals.

    Louis Belanger: Drought in Horn of Africa Louis Belanger 2011

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