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vaporing

American  
[vey-per-ing] / ˈveɪ pər ɪŋ /

adjective

  1. that gives forth vapor.

  2. boastful; bragging.

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

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

From Time Magazine Archive

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

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

We call it by every name of fleeting, dreaming, vaporing imagery.

From Ralph Waldo Emerson by Holmes, Oliver Wendell

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