boasted

advertise

aggrandize blow bluster bully cock-a-doodle-doo con crow exaggerate exult fake flaunt flourish gasconade gloat glory grandstand jive prate preen puff shoot shovel showboat shuck sling strut swagger triumph vapor

attract attention blow one's own horn blow smoke congratulate oneself flatter oneself give a good account of oneself hug oneself lay on thick psych show off sound off talk big

be sad conceal fail hide

be modest deprecate

claim exhibit own possess

be proud of have in keeping pride oneself on show off

deny dispossess lose not have

be modest deprecate