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Overblown Praise Crossword Clue

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noun

• a short light gust of air

• a light inflated pastry or puff shell

• exaggerated praise (as for promotional purposes)

• bedding made of two layers of cloth filled with stuffing and stitched together

• a soft spherical object made from fluffy fibers; for applying powder to the skin

• thick cushion used as a seat

• a slow inhalation (as of tobacco smoke)

• forceful exhalation through the nose or mouth

adjective satellite

• gathered for protruding fullness

verb

• smoke and exhale strongly

• suck in or take (air)

• breathe noisily, as when one is exhausted

• make proud or conceited

• praise extravagantly

• speak in a blustering or scornful manner

• to swell or cause to enlarge

• blow hard and loudly

44%9Overblown self-praise
noun

• an instance of boastful talk

verb

• show off

44%11Overblown self-praise
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