vapor

²vapor

verb

va·poredva·por·ing\-p(ə-)riŋ\

Definition of VAPOR

intransitive verb

1

a : to rise or pass off in vapor b : to emit vapor

2

: to indulge in bragging, blustering, or idle talk

— va·por·er \-pər-ər\ noun

Examples of VAPOR

1. <a faded Southern belle tiresomely vaporing about all the handsome beaux she had in her long-ago youth>

First Known Use of VAPOR

15th century

Related to VAPOR

Synonyms: blow, brag, bull [slang], crow, gasconade, swagger, boast, vaunt

Related Words: bluster, harangue, puff; pride; gush; exult, glory, rejoice; brandish, display, exhibit, expose, flaunt, glorify, parade, show off; magnify, maximize

Near Antonyms: belittle, deprecate, diminish, discount, laugh off, minimize, play down, pooh-pooh (also pooh), shrug off, underrate, undervalue; bemoan, lament, mourn, regret

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