vapors

verb

present tense third-person singular of vapor
as in boasts
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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  1. boasts
  2. brags
  3. blows
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  • The Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge already boasts an impressive résumé.
    — Drew Kann, AJC.com, 20 July 2026
  • The island boasts some of the best fine dining in the region, and nowhere more so than The Cliff.
    — Jonnie Bayfield, Condé Nast Traveler, 19 July 2026
Definition of boasts
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  • For decades that math was simply the cost of doing business in industries nobody brags about owning.
    — Dara-Abasi Ita, Forbes.com, 4 July 2026
  • Kiffin sounds like the employee who left Applebee’s for Chili’s and then brags about the international cuisine.
    — Mike Bianchi, The Orlando Sentinel, 14 May 2026
Definition of brags
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  • That blows Nolan’s old record for The Dark Knight Rises($249 million) out of the wine-dark water.
    — Bethy Squires, Vulture, 19 July 2026
  • Trade a groan with the person behind you when the bullpen blows a lead.
    — Lauren Schuster, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 17 July 2026
Definition of blows
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