I. noun
( -s )
Etymology: Middle English, from gerund of vaunten to vaunt
: the act of boasting : bragging
make your vaunting true — Shakespeare
II. adjective
Etymology: from present participle of vaunt (I)
1. : inclined or given to vainglorious boasting
a vaunting Spaniard — Francis Hackett
2. : of or characterized by boastfulness
vaunting smile appeared on his lips — Mary McCarthy