Answer: bragged

AnswerCrossword Clue
BRAGGEDTalked big
BRAGGEDGasconaded.
BRAGGEDPuffed oneself up
BRAGGEDGasconaded
braggedBRAG, to boast (to brag)
braggedto talk boastfully always bragging about his success
braggedassert boastfully