vaporing
[ vey-per-ing ]
/ ˈveɪ pər ɪŋ /
adjective
that gives forth vapor.
boastful; bragging.
noun
an act or instance of bragging or blustering; boastful talk.
OTHER WORDS FROM vaporing
va·por·ing·ly, adverbWords nearby vaporing
vapor trail,
vaporescence,
vaporetto,
vaporific,
vaporimeter,
vaporing,
vaporish,
vaporization,
vaporize,
vaporizer,
vaporous
Definition for vaporing (2 of 2)
vapor
[ vey-per ]
/ ˈveɪ pər /
noun
verb (used with object)
to cause to rise or pass off in, or as if in, vapor; vaporize.
Archaic.
to affect with vapors; depress.
verb (used without object)
Also
especially British,
va·pour.
Origin of vapor
1325–75; Middle English
vapour < Latin
vapor steam
OTHER WORDS FROM vapor
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vapor
[ vā′pər ]
n.
Scientific definitions for vaporing
vapor
[ vā′pər ]
The gaseous state of a substance that is normally liquid or solid at room temperature, such as water that has evaporated into the air. See more at vapor pressure. See also water vapor.
A faintly visible suspension of fine particles of matter in the air, as mist, fumes, or smoke.
A mixture of fine droplets of a substance and air, as the fuel mixture of an internal-combustion engine.