Synonyms of vaporing

vaporing

verb

present participle of vapor

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• boasting
• bragging
• vaunting
• blowing
• swaggering
• displaying
• exhibiting
• crowing
• blowing smoke
• puffing
• gasconading
• blustering
• bulling
• priding
• haranguing
• gushing
• glorying
• exposing
• exulting
• rejoicing
• flaunting
• parading
• maximizing
• brandishing
• showing off
• glorifying
• magnifying

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• diminishing
• minimizing
• discounting
• deprecating
• belittling
• playing down
• undervaluing
• underrating
• shrugging off
• poohing
• mourning
• regretting
• laughing off
• lamenting
• pooh-poohing
• bemoaning