| English noun: line-shooting | |||
| 1. | line-shooting (communication) an instance of boastful talk | ||
| Samples | His brag is worse than his fight. Whenever he won we were exposed to his gasconade. | ||
| Synonyms | brag, bragging, crow, crowing, gasconade, vaporing | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | boast, boasting, jactitation, self-praise | ||