English Dictionary: vaporing | by the DICT Development Group |
3 results for vaporing | |
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Vapor \Va"por\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Vapored}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Vaporing}.] [From {Vapor}, n.: cf. L. vaporare.] [Written also {vapour}.] 1. To pass off in fumes, or as a moist, floating substance, whether visible or invisible, to steam; to be exhaled; to evaporate. 2. To emit vapor or fumes. [R.] Running waters vapor not so much as standing waters. --Bacon. 3. To talk idly; to boast or vaunt; to brag. Poets used to vapor much after this manner. --Milton. We vapor and say, By this time Matthews has beaten them. --Walpole. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Vaporing \Va"por*ing\, a. Talking idly; boasting; vaunting. -- {Va"por*ing*ly}, adv. |