chest-beating
noun
chest-beat·ing
ˈches(t)-ˌbē-tiŋ 
variants
or chest beating
: chest-thumping
His nationalist chest-beating also stirred up United States hostility toward his administration.—
Alan Riding, New York Times Magazine, 16 Sept. 1979
Alan Riding, New York Times Magazine, 16 Sept. 1979
chest-beating
adjective
To the city of Seattle, it's a moment of chest-beating civic pride.
—Steve Kandell, Spin, September 2008
Steve Kandell, Spin, September 2008
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“Chest-beating.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/chest-beating. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.
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