Definition of "aggrandising" []

• Present participle of aggrandise. (verb)

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• "I predict that within a short period of time Bercow's or his wife's ego, avarice and self-aggrandising habits - with a little help from a few resentful MPs no doubt - will combine and he will let himself down and resign."
• "Sounds like I'm being self-aggrandising, and that's not my intention: I just think it's important to note that news-stand titles still have a place and can deliver a valuable (if differently paced) service."
• "With a wry self-deprecating humour that stops her from coming across as self-aggrandising, GIlbert roots the trope of the tortured artist in this, asks if maybe this is a cause for all those suicides and self-destructions."