Exaggerating

adj, verb

adj, verb ·5 syllables ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Verb

1
present participle and gerund of exaggerate form-of, gerund, participle, present

Adjective

1
Given to exaggeration or serving to exaggerate; overblown.
"Bombastic Style is an affectation in the composition, either in presenting simple or common ideas under sonorous and pompous expressions, or in speaking of things which have but a vain appearance of grandeur in the most exaggerating manner."

Synonyms

amplification ballyhoo big talk burlesque caricature dilation

Example

"You have a habit of exaggerating everything."

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