chest-thumping

noun

chest-thump·​ing ˈches(t)-ˌthəm-piŋ 

: conduct or expression marked by pompous or arrogant self-assertion

political chest-thumping

Examples of chest-thumping in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Around the world, mourning rituals of Muharram and Ashoura can include rhythmic chest-thumping or beating in unison and public processions. — ABC News, 25 June 2026

As the sun began to lower, the men gathered in a circle, the tempo of their chest-thumping accelerating with the intensity of their chants. — Nabih Bulos, Los Angeles Times, 22 June 2026

This sounds like a worthy alternative, although whether Americans will find the self-critical patriotism of loving a work in progress as compelling as chest-thumping jingoistic nationalism remains an open question. — Gal Beckerman, The Atlantic, 8 June 2026

The defensive spark plug somehow jumped higher than any Nuggets forward did for a rebound in Minneapolis last Thursday night, chest-thumping the glass at the top of his leap. — Sean Keeler, Twin Cities, 5 May 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1915, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for chest-thumping

• antidumping
• bumping
• clumping
• dumping
• humping
• jumping
• lumping
• pumping
• slumping
• stumping
• thumping