vaporing

[ vey-per-ing ]

/ ˈveɪ pər ɪŋ /

SEE SYNONYMS FOR vaporing ON THESAURUS.COM

adjective

that gives forth vapor.

boastful; bragging.

noun

an act or instance of bragging or blustering; boastful talk.

Origin of vaporing

First recorded in 1620–30; vapor + -ing², -ing¹

OTHER WORDS FROM vaporing

va·por·ing·ly, adverb

Words nearby vaporing

vapor barrier, vaporescence, vaporetto, vaporific, vaporimeter, vaporing, vaporish, vaporization, vaporize, vaporizer, vapor lock

Example sentences from the Web for vaporing

Never was so good an opportunity for my countrymen to turn out and crush that vaporing, blustering bully to atoms.
Familiar Letters of John Adams and His Wife Abigail Adams During the Revolution|John Adams
But these South Carolina economists are better at vaporing than at calculation.
The Writings of James Russell Lowell in Prose and Poetry, Volume V|James Russell Lowell
"Gifford was brought up in a bad school—a vaporing fellow, not true to any of his obligations," said Mr. Oliver Smith.
The Vicissitudes of Bessie Fairfax|Harriet Parr
She saw herself as the most useless, vaporing and purblind of mortals.
Septimus|William J. Locke

His teachings were but vaporing talk to her small mind and to those of many of the people.
Historic Tales, vol 10 (of 15)|Charles Morris

单词	vaporing
释义	vaporing [ vey-per-ing ] / ˈveɪ pər ɪŋ / SEE SYNONYMS FOR vaporing ON THESAURUS.COM adjective that gives forth vapor. boastful; bragging. noun an act or instance of bragging or blustering; boastful talk. Origin of vaporing First recorded in 1620–30; vapor + -ing², -ing¹ OTHER WORDS FROM vaporing va·por·ing·ly, adverb Words nearby vaporing vapor barrier, vaporescence, vaporetto, vaporific, vaporimeter, vaporing, vaporish, vaporization, vaporize, vaporizer, vapor lock Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for vaporing Never was so good an opportunity for my countrymen to turn out and crush that vaporing, blustering bully to atoms. Familiar Letters of John Adams and His Wife Abigail Adams During the Revolution\|John Adams But these South Carolina economists are better at vaporing than at calculation. The Writings of James Russell Lowell in Prose and Poetry, Volume V\|James Russell Lowell "Gifford was brought up in a bad school—a vaporing fellow, not true to any of his obligations," said Mr. Oliver Smith. The Vicissitudes of Bessie Fairfax\|Harriet Parr She saw herself as the most useless, vaporing and purblind of mortals. Septimus\|William J. Locke His teachings were but vaporing talk to her small mind and to those of many of the people. Historic Tales, vol 10 (of 15)\|Charles Morris Words related to vaporing gush, bulldoze, hector, swagger, yap, gloat, advertise, orate, declaim, ramble, boast, sermonize, expatiate, spiel, rant, brag, spellbind, pontificate, yell, vapor
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