vaporing

Definition of Vaporing in English :

an instance of boastful talk

Example Sentences:
'his brag is worse than his fight'
'whenever he won we were exposed to his gasconade'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Vaporing

adjective

boastful, bombastic, etc.

n.

1. The gaseous state of a substance that is liquid or solid at room temperature.

2. A faintly visible suspension of fine particles of matter in the air, as mist, fumes, or smoke.

3. A mixture of fine droplets of a substance and air, as the fuel mixture of an internal-combustion engine.

4. Archaic

a. Something insubstantial, worthless, or fleeting.

b. A fantastic or foolish idea.

5. vapors Archaic

a. Exhalations within a bodily organ, especially the stomach, supposed to affect the mental or physical condition. Used with the.

b. A nervous disorder such as depression or hysteria. Used with the.

v. va·pored, va·por·ing, va·pors

v. tr.

1. To fill or cover with vapor: Perfume vapored the room.

2. To vaporize: “You wished you'd seen one of the monster shots that vapored an atoll way back when” (Don DeLillo).

v. intr.

1. To give off vapor.

2. To evaporate: The fog vapored away.

3. To engage in idle, boastful talk: vapored on about his accomplishments.