chest-thumping

[ chest-thuhm-ping ]

/ ˈtʃɛstˌθʌm pɪŋ /

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noun

the act or practice of boasting.

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Words nearby chest-thumping

chest of viols, chest-on-chest, chest pass, chest protector, chest register, chest-thumping, chest voice, chest wall, chesty, Chet, chetah

How to use chest-thumping in a sentence

At St. Barnabas Hospital, Pellerano was listed in stable condition with wounds to his chest and arm.
Shot Down During the NYPD Slowdown|Michael Daly|January 7, 2015|DAILY BEAST
Forty minutes later he says, ‘I think she may have chest injuries now.’
Harry’s Daddy, and Diana’s ‘Murder’: Royal Rumors In a New Play|Tom Sykes|January 4, 2015|DAILY BEAST
Couple guided Stella as she crawled and dipped her chest to pick up each magnet.
Dungeons and Genital Clamps: Inside a Legendary BDSM Chateau|Ian Frisch|December 20, 2014|DAILY BEAST
I received many bruises on my collarbones, neck, chest, and shoulders.
Beaten By His Church for Being Gay|Justin Jones|December 16, 2014|DAILY BEAST

Once a month he attaches a device to his chest, clamps metal bracelets on his wrists, and hooks the whole thing up to a telephone.
Alfred Hitchcock’s Fade to Black: The Great Director’s Final Days|David Freeman|December 13, 2014|DAILY BEAST
He vowed he was taking even better care of himself than usual, but his chest is bad again.
Ancestors|Gertrude Atherton
He continued active till his 35th year, when he began to decline, and died of water in the chest.
The Every Day Book of History and Chronology|Joel Munsell
He held the sabre lower, but the point was kept unwaveringly at the chest of his enemy; his teeth were set.
The Pit Town Coronet, Volume I (of 3)|Charles James Wills
One baas was bigger than the other, and on his chest and on his body were pictures of birds, and beasts, and strange things.
Uncanny Tales|Various
On his chest was a great inkoos with one eye covered, and on his back a hut with trees growing straight up into the air from it.
Uncanny Tales|Various