blowing smoke
phrase
1
as in boasting
to praise or express pride in one's own possessions, qualities, or accomplishments often to excess He's been blowing smoke about his accomplishments all afternoon. Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- boasting
- bragging
- blowing
- displaying
- exhibiting
- swaggering
- gasconading
- vaunting
- crowing
- vaporing
- bulling
- showing off
- puffing
- blustering
- gushing
- exposing
- haranguing
- maximizing
- rejoicing
- priding
- exulting
- glorying
- flaunting
- parading
- brandishing
- magnifying
- glorifying
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- laughing off
- shrugging off
- playing down
- minimizing
- diminishing
- discounting
- poohing
- undervaluing
- belittling
- deprecating
- underrating
- mourning
- regretting
- lamenting
- pooh-poohing
- bemoaning
2
as in chatting
to engage in casual or rambling conversation She has a habit of blowing smoke when she gets nervous. Synonyms & Similar Words
- chatting
- talking
- running on
- conversing
- chewing the rag
- chewing the fat
- shooting the breeze
- talking a blue streak
- rattling
- chattering
- discussing
- prating
- pattering
- schmoozing
- gabbing
- rapping
- babbling
- nattering
- gassing
- prattling
- chinning
- visiting
- jabbering
- blabbing
- cackling
- gabbling
- palavering
- jawing
- chaffering
- kibitzing
- kibbitzing
- shmoozing
- twittering
- gossiping
- tattling
- expatiating
- descanting
- yapping
- yammering
- yakking
- yacking