as in boasting
to praise or express pride in one's own possessions, qualities, or accomplishments often to excess
a faded Southern belle tiresomely vaporing about all the handsome beaux she had in her long-ago youth
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In December, Brown received two Eastern Conference Player of the Week awards, but the month-long honor — which would have been the first of his career — went instead to Brunson, despite Brown boasting better numbers in nearly every statistical category.—
Zack Cox,
Boston Herald,
4 Jan. 2026 -
China, boasting well over half a billion dollars in such spending, tops the chart.—
Robert Schmad,
The Washington Examiner,
3 Jan. 2026
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Never bragging or showing off about his volunteering, Mages was always ready to give time with a smile on his face.—
Rachel Royster,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
23 Dec. 2025
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My latest headache is Dad is constantly bragging about his new wife.—
Jeanne Phillips,
Mercury News,
21 Dec. 2025
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“Vaporing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/vaporing. Accessed 10 Jan. 2026.
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