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grandstand

verb

/ˈɡrændstænd/

Meaning

To seek attention or applause by behaving or speaking in a showy way.

The actor was accused of grandstanding during the charity event.

show off, boast, parade, flaunt

downplay, minimize, conceal

grandstand performance, political grandstanding, grandstand speech

to move in a slow, heavy, awkward way

to state or assert something confidently and strongly

to arrange or divide into layers, classes, or categories

to give official permission or approval for something

to examine the similarities and differences between two or more things

to go beyond the limits of a moral law, command, or boundary; to sin