vaporing

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(vā′pər iŋ)

adjective

boastful, bombastic, etc.

See vaporing in American Heritage Dictionary 4

adjective
Foolishly bombastic; boastful.
noun
Boastful or bombastic talk or behavior: “All his . . . dreams of fame were the vaporings of a shoddy aesthete without talent” (Thomas Wolfe).

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  • vaˈpor·ing·ly adverb
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