jactation
📖 Definitions
noun
1. Boasting.
2. Involuntary bodily movements, such as tossing or twitching.
💬 Usage Examples
“The girls from the legal pools and the courthouse clerks stood out on the sidewalks [and] engaged in conceited jactation ... Most of the talk had little to do with actual facts.” Patricia Hickman; Katrina’s Wings; Five Star; 2002. “Amidst all the pain, and relentless jactation of his body, Laurel thought he could still hear the man.” Emma Porter; The Fairy King; Xlibris; 2019.