to overstate facts or represent something as greater than it is; to use hyperbole

to praise, applaud, or compliment someone for their merits or achievements

to exaggerate

to overstate facts or achievements; to be boastful

to exaggerate

to boast

to praise, speak highly of, or commend someone or something

(idiom) to talk big; to sound off; to be full of hot air

to boast or speak with excessive pride about one's achievements, abilities, or possessions

to boast

to talk with excessive pride or to exaggerate one's own achievements or abilities

to make empty promises or exaggerated claims; to talk big

kwashiorkor (medicine)

to express high approval, admiration, or acclaim for someone or something

to praise one's own products or achievements; every potter praises his own pot

statements or speech that represent something as better or worse than it really is; hyperbole

to use literary phrases in one's writing to show off one's erudition

every potter praises his own pot; to boast about one's own goods, talents, or achievements