verb
- present participle of pride; taking satisfaction or pleasure in one’s own or another’s achievements, qualities, or possessions
Usage: used with reflexive pronouns, typically ‘priding oneself on’
Examples
- She is priding herself on her excellent test scores.
- The chef was priding himself on creating the perfect sauce.
- They are priding themselves on their community service work.
- He spent the evening priding himself on his garden’s beauty.
- The team is priding itself on its undefeated season.
- She was priding herself on learning three languages fluently.