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chest-thumping

Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for chest-thumping.

Editorial note

The sort of chest-thumping, rule-brandishing nitpickery that's the order of the day is an intimidating turn-off for a large swathe of people.

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Quick take

Synonym of chest-beating.

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of chest-thumping gathered in one view.

noun

Synonym of chest-beating.

adjective

Synonym of chest-beating.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for chest-thumping.

noun

Synonym of chest-beating.

adjective

Synonym of chest-beating.

Example sentences

1

The sort of chest-thumping, rule-brandishing nitpickery that's the order of the day is an intimidating turn-off for a large swathe of people.

2

The problem with chest-thumping-ego-driven-bullshit like this is that it is very fact-adverse and causes more problems than it solves.

3

Nothing they say has a grain of truth anymore, and nothing of value will be accomplished by his latest chest-thumping.

4

Every economy has challenges, but the historical results I posted show that US chest-thumping is exceptionally silly.

5

This is exactly the sort of weak-minded chest-thumping I fully expect to see from venture capitalists.

6

In college, I always hated dealing with chest-thumping groups of males, and I preferred female friends.

7

For the most part, though, the culture rejects the chest-thumping brogrammer type.

8

Apart from opportunities for nationalist chest-thumping, brow-beating and/or hand-wringing, who cares?

9

We don't need fearmongering and chest-thumping, we need intelligent solutions.

10

Historically, the threads stemming from these kinds of stories have not been been high-quality; a mix of anecdotal concerns about vaccination, apocrypha, and (mostly) loud, chest-thumping concurrence about the importance of vaccination.

11

There was a bizarre case a while back with some Finnish guys setting up camp on a remote Indonesian island (with go-ahead from the locals, mind you) that eventually ended up with the army showing up to kick them out with lots of chest-thumping about Indonesian sovereignty, but my Google-fu is failing me right now...

Quote examples

1

I think this was more what was being shared rather than chest-thumping of "oh, I'm at the Conj and you're not" perspective.

2

"Those who seek to deny love and instead enforce misery, shame, and frustration are our enemies, and we wish them nothing but failure." Well that kind of bellicose chest-thumping should certainly win people over to the cause.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use chest-thumping in a sentence?

The sort of chest-thumping, rule-brandishing nitpickery that's the order of the day is an intimidating turn-off for a large swathe of people.

What does chest-thumping mean?

Synonym of chest-beating.

What part of speech is chest-thumping?

chest-thumping is commonly used as noun, adjective.