vaporing

C2+ Topic:Communication

Also spelled vapouring

US /ˈveɪpərɪŋ/ UK /ˈveɪpərɪŋ/
noun

Meanings

  1. 1
    noun

    an instance of boastful talk

    Vaporing is unattractive.

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Synonyms
1 noun · an instance of boastful talk crow

Etymology

From vapor + -ing. Vapor developed figurative senses of insubstantial display or empty talk; vaporing therefore came to mean boastful, grandiose, or blustering speech.

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