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Synonyms: Verb
blow, boast, brag, bull [slang], crow, gasconade, swagger, vaunt
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a faded Southern belle tiresomely vaporing about all the handsome beaux she had in her long-ago youthRecent Examples on the Web: Noun
In these air conditions, the researchers multiplied the vanillin content of an approximately 79 milliliter puff of vapor by over 12,000, Andrews said. — Abigail Brone, courant.com, "Yale study finds unknown dangers in Juul vapor," 30 July 2019 Latent heat is the heat required to convert a solid into a liquid or vapor without a change in temperature. — Molly Rubin, Quartz, "Hurricane vocabulary: The difference between a typhoon, a cyclone, and a tropical storm," 12 July 2019 Fumes of mercury vapor would reveal the image, and the plate would be rinsed and dried to reverse the light sensitivity before placing it under glass to preserve it for posterity. — Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, "Scientists found these old photographs contain metallic nanoparticles," 12 June 2019 Liquids are heated into vapor that is filtered through membranes. — Manuel Canales, National Geographic, "These new toilets could solve a global problem," 22 June 2019 The formation of connectivity can be understood as a phase transition, the process whereby water freezes into ice or boils away into vapor. — Jennifer Ouellette, Quanta Magazine, "The New Laws of Explosive Networks," 14 July 2015 Tanklike devices called solar stills use the sun to evaporate dirty or salty water and condense the vapor into safe drinking water. — Robert F. Service, Science | AAAS, "New solar technology could produce clean drinking water for millions in need," 28 June 2019 The purified vapor condenses into water, which flows into a tank that also serves as a footrest. — Manuel Canales, National Geographic, "These new toilets could solve a global problem," 22 June 2019 The leak produced a large vapor cloud in the air, and a Houston Fire Department hazmat crew was checking the air quality in the area overnight. — Julian Gill, Houston Chronicle, "Chemical leak reported at a manufacturing facility in NW Houston," 18 June 2019Recent Examples on the Web: Verb
In the fourth, Evers used his veto in an attempt to ensure a tax on vaping products would apply to any device containing fluid and to vapor fluid sold separately. — Washington Post, "Conservative lawsuit challenges Wisconsin governor’s vetoes," 31 July 2019 In the fourth, Evers used his veto in an attempt to ensure a tax on vaping products would apply to any device containing fluid and to vapor fluid sold separately. — Washington Post, "Conservative lawsuit challenges Wisconsin governor’s vetoes," 31 July 2019 But whole body cryotherapy exposes the body for a couple of minutes to vapor that has been supercooled to somewhere between minus 200 and minus 300 degrees Fahrenheit. — Aaron E. Carroll, New York Times, "Cold Therapy? Maybe Better Save Your Money," 2 Jan. 2017These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'vapor.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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