Boasting, bragging; an instance of this, a boast, brag, vaunt. Chiefly with make. Obsolete.

A boast, vaunt; boasting, vain-glory.

The action of extolling or lauding something; (also) a boast, a vaunt. Obsolete.

A vaunt or boast.

A boast, a brag, a vaunt.

An empty or idle boast; bombast, inflation of style, ‘hot air’; vanity, pride; showy adornment. Cf. huff and puff at huff, n. 1. Now rare or…

A vainglorious brag or boast; an extravagantly boastful, arrogant, or bombastic speech or piece of writing; †an arrogant act (obsolete).

A boast, brag. Obsolete.

A boast, a brag; = rodomontade, n. 1a. Also: boasting, bragging; = rodomontade, n. 1b.

A boasting assertion, speech, or statement; a boast or brag.

A boast, a vaunt. Obsolete.

A fancy or fantastic idea; a foolish brag or boast. Now rare.

Boisterous or arrogant language, boastful assertion, brag; ostentation; an instance of this.

= gasconade, n.

figurative. A boast; vaunting, boastfulness.

An idle boast; a show of bravado; spec. (frequently with reference to Charlemagne and his knights) an extravagant vow or boast, usually made before…

An instance of this; a boast.

A tall story; a piece of boasting or exaggeration.

to shoot a line (cf. shoot, v. 23g), to ‘put on an act’, to talk pretentiously, to boast. So line-shoot vb. (line-shooting adj. and n.) and n., line-s…