1
[ adjective ] exhibiting self-importance

Synonyms

big boastful braggy bragging cock-a-hoop self-aggrandizing braggart

Examples

"big talk"

Related terms

proud

2
[ adjective ] exhibiting self-importance

Synonyms

big boastful self-aggrandizing braggy bragging self-aggrandising cock-a-hoop braggart

Examples

"big talk"

Related terms

proud

3
[ noun ] an instance of boastful talk

Synonyms

bragging crow vaporing line-shooting gasconade brag

Examples

"his brag is worse than his fight" "whenever he won we were exposed to his gasconade"

Related terms

boast boast gloat

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Rhymes with

rowing growing owing going showing echoing bowing knowing sowing sewing glowing borrowing farrowing narrowing forgoing foregoing slowing blowing flowing harrowing easygoing unknowing outgoing churchgoing foreshadowing seagoing ongoing shadowing oceangoing billowing bellowing mellowing winnowing elbowing following overflowing

Phonetic and Homophones

K R OW1 IH0 NG

Similar Spelling

crying cringe cringle cringing crown_gall cryonic crinkly crinkle cryonics crinkled Crinklaw Crangon crown_saw crew_neck

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