Found 3 items, similar to vaporing.
English → Indonesian (Kamus Landak)
Definition: vapor
uap air
English → English (WordNet)
Definition: vaporing
vaporing
n : an instance of boastful talk;
“his brag is worse than his
fight”;
“whenever he won we were exposed to his
gasconade” [syn:
brag,
bragging,
crow,
crowing,
line-shooting,
gasconade]
English → English (gcide)
Definition: Vaporing
Vaporing
\Va"por*ing\, a.
Talking idly; boasting; vaunting. --
Va"por*ing*ly, adv.
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Vapor
\Va"por\, v. i. [imp. & p. p.
Vapored; p. pr. & vb. n.
Vaporing.] [From
Vapor, n.: cf. L. vaporare.] [Written
also
vapour.]
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1. To pass off in fumes, or as a moist, floating substance,
whether visible or invisible, to steam; to be exhaled; to
evaporate.
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2. To emit vapor or fumes. [R.]
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Running waters vapor not so much as standing waters.
--Bacon.
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3. To talk idly; to boast or vaunt; to brag.
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Poets used to vapor much after this manner.
--Milton.
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We vapor and say, By this time Matthews has beaten
them. --Walpole.
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