Bōast'ing, n.
n. 1. Ostentatious display of personal worth or actions; glorifying; vaunting. “When boasting ends, then dignity begins.” Young.
Sense 2. (Masonry.) The paring of a stone with a broad chisel and mallet. Weale.
Sense 3. (Sculp.) The rough cutting of a stone to form the outline of a statue or ornament. Weale.
Synonyms—Vaunting; glorying; ostentation; vain-glory; rhodomontade; swaggering; gasconade; brag; vaunt; bluster; parade; vaporing.