bragging

(noun) an instance of boastful talk. Synonyms: brag, crow, crowing, vaporing, line-shooting, gasconade. Examples: "His brag is worse than his fight." "Whenever he won we were exposed to his gasconade."

(verb) show off. Synonyms: boast, tout, swash, shoot a line, brag, gas, blow, bluster, vaunt, gasconade.

(adj) exhibiting self-importance. Synonyms: boastful, braggart(prenominal), bragging(prenominal), braggy, big, cock-a-hoop, crowing, self-aggrandizing, self-aggrandising. Example: "Big talk."