chest-thumping
[ chest-thuhm-ping ]
/ ˈtʃɛstˌθʌm pɪŋ /
noun
the act or practice of boasting.
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chest of viols, chest-on-chest, chest pass, chest protector, chest register, chest-thumping, chest voice, chest wall, chesty, Chet, chetah
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Example sentences from the Web for chest-thumping
I also wanted to ask you about the chest-thumping scene in The Wolf of Wall Street.
Matthew McConaughey Discusses His Golden Globe Victory, ‘True Detective,’ and More|Marlow Stern|January 14, 2014|DAILY BEASTBluffing and chest-thumping are a big part of the Iranian game plan.
In Saudi Arabia and Israel, Signals That Iran Has Retaliation in Works|Bruce Riedel|October 26, 2012|DAILY BEASTThis kind of chest-thumping allows the dictators to portray friendly Iranians as stooges of the American Satan—and it works.