boast vs fawn

boast

verb
  • To speak of with pride, vanity, or exultation, with a view to self-commendation; to extol. 

  • To play a boast shot. 

  • To dress, as a stone, with a broad chisel. 

  • To brag; to talk loudly in praise of oneself. 

  • To possess something special (e.g. as a feature). 

  • To shape roughly as a preparation for the finer work to follow; to cut to the general form required. 

noun
  • A shot where the ball is driven off a side wall and then strikes the front wall. 

  • A brag; ostentatious positive appraisal of oneself. 

  • Something that one brags about. 

fawn

verb
  • To exhibit affection or attempt to please. 

  • To seek favour by flattery and obsequious behaviour (with on or upon). 

  • To show devotion or submissiveness by wagging its tail, nuzzling, licking, etc. 

  • To give birth to a fawn. 

noun
  • A pale brown colour tinted with yellow, like that of a fawn. 

  • A servile cringe or bow. 

  • Base flattery. 

  • A young deer. 

adj
  • Of the fawn colour. 

How often have the words boast and fawn occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )