vapouring

English

Verb

vapouring

  1. present participle of vapour

Noun

vapouring (plural vapourings)

  1. boasting; blustering
    • Washington Irving, A History of New-York
      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 […]
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