puffed up chest
- proudSatisfied by accomplishment
- swaggerConfident, boastful manner
- boastfulGiven to self-praise
- arrogantExcessively high self-regard
- strutProud, showy gait
preening · inflated · pompous · cocky · bravado · peacock · rooster · display · ego · posturing · macho · dominant · alpha · flexing · swaggering · barrel-chested · preen · showoff
physical posture
puffed up chestsunken chest
Treasure box underwater
hunched shoulders · rounded shoulders · curled inward · slumped shoulders · stooped posture
social signaling
puffed up chestsubmissive posture
Body position showing subordination
lowered gaze · cowering · shrinking back · bowed head · backing down