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1. An instance of boastful talk
   "his vaporing is worse than his fight";
   - brag, bragging, crow, crowing, line-shooting, gasconade [archaic], vapouring [Brit, Cdn]

1. Speak (about unimportant matters) rapidly and incessantly
   - chatter, piffle, palaver [informal], prate, tittle-tattle, twaddle [informal], clack [informal], maunder, prattle, blab [informal], gibber, tattle, blabber [informal], gabble, vapour [Brit, Cdn], rabbit [Brit, informal], twattle [UK, dialect], witter [Brit, informal], yabber [Brit, informal], yatter [Brit, informal]
    
2. Become or emit vapor
   - vapour [N. Amer]

Derived forms: vaporings

Type of: boast, boasting, jactitation, mouth, self-praise, skite [Austral, NZ, informal], speak, talk, utter, verbalise [Brit], verbalize

Encyclopedia: Vapor