Vapouring

Quick meaning: Vapouring is a verb meaning present participle and gerund of vapour.

Meaning

present participle and gerund of vapour.

More Meanings

1. Boasting; blustering.

Example Sentences

I see– but fie, thou brainish Muse! what mean These vapourings, and brags of what by thee is seen?

Here, take thy satin pincushion, with thy curious half-hundred of pins in it, that you made such a vapouring about yesterday; tell them carefully, there's not one wanting.

All these valorous vapourings had a considerable effect in convincing certain profound sages, many of whom began to think the general a hero of unutterable loftiness and magnanimity of soul, particularly as he was continually protesting on the honour of a soldier—a marvellously high sounding asseveration.

Word Forms

• vapourings

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include vaporisation, vaporization, vapor, evaporation, evaporative, gaseous.

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