vaporing

American  

[vey-per-ing] / ˈveɪ pər ɪŋ /

adjective

1. that gives forth vapor.

2. boastful; bragging.

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noun

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

Other Word Forms

• vaporingly adverb

Etymology

Origin of vaporing

First recorded in 1620–30; vapor + -ing ², -ing ¹

Example Sentences

Alas, this harmless mental vaporing is now d�mod�!

From Time Magazine Archive

The press was busy vaporing upon the significance of a de Valera free to roam the Free State.

From Time Magazine Archive

Apparently the only contribution Fiver could make was this beetle-spirited vaporing.

From "Watership Down: A Novel" by Richard Adams

The morning was hurrying by and this vaporing was a hindrance to be shuffled off.

From Rose MacLeod by Brown, Alice

Yet to argue with worriers is of little use; convince them at every point, and the next moment they return to their old aggravating, vaporing credo.

From Maids Wives and Bachelors by Barr, Amelia Edith Huddleston