vaunting

[ vawn-ting, vahn- ]

/ ˈvɔn tɪŋ, ˈvɑn- /

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adjective

having a boastfully proud disposition: a vaunting dictator.

marked by boastful pride: a vaunting air of superiority.

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Origin of vaunting

First recorded in 1580–90; vaunt + -ing²

self-vaunting, adjective

Epicures vaunting their taste, entitle me vulgar and savage, Give them their Brussels-sprouts, but I am contented with cabbage.
The Fitz-Boodle Papers|William Makepeace Thackeray
Too well I knew the vaunting character of the French soldier, in defeat as in victory, to put much confidence in their bearing.
Charles O'Malley, The Irish Dragoon, Volume 2 (of 2)|Charles Lever
Graves shuffled in, cast down and sheepish, a very different fellow from his usual vaunting self.
The Young Pitcher|Zane Grey
Val did not know that an American is never so happy as when he is vaunting his womenkind.
The Open Question|Elizabeth Robins

All the proud virtue of this vaunting world fawns on success and power, however acquired.
Pearls of Thought|Maturin M. Ballou