talk big

bulldoze gloat hector swagger yap

badger boast brag brazen browbeat cow crow domineer rant rave roar roister storm strut swell vapor vaunt

ride the high horse shoot off one's mouth show off

be modest be quiet deprecate

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

be sad conceal fail hide

be modest deprecate

recite

attack bloviate declare decry denounce harangue inveigh lecture mouth orate perorate proclaim rail rant speak spiel spout

blow hot air hold forth pile it on soapbox

be quiet compliment praise

exaggerate overestimate overplay overrate overreach overstate overuse overvalue

amplify belabor fatigue hype magnify overburden overindulge overload overtax overtire overwork pressure puff stretch

be intemperate bite off too much do to death drive oneself go overboard go too far lay it on make federal case not know when to stop pile on run into the ground run riot strain oneself wear down wear oneself out

play down

compress decrease lessen

ignore neglect

admonish exhort

advocate blow harangue preachify sermonize urge

get on a soapbox pile it on

acknowledge admit affirm avow confess feign pretend proclaim stump

allege announce asseverate aver avouch certify claim confirm croon depose dissemble fake maintain own predicate purport sing spiel spout state vouch

act as if blow hot air come out constate cross heart get off chest get on soapbox make out open up own up say so soapbox swear on bible swear up and down

conceal deny disavow disown dispute hide refuse renounce repudiate

be quiet contradict invalidate question reject