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blows smokephrasepresent tense third-person singular of blow smoke to praise or express pride in one's own possessions, qualities, or accomplishments often to excessHe's been blowing smoke about his accomplishments all afternoon. blows, boasts, brags, bulls(slang), crows, gasconades, swaggers, vapors, vaunts blusters, harangues, puffspridesgushesexults, glories, rejoicesbrandishes, displays, exhibits, exposes, flaunts, glorifies, parades, shows offmagnifies, maximizes belittles, deprecates, diminishes, discounts, laughs off, minimizes, plays down, pooh-poohs(also poohs), shrugs off, underrates, undervaluesbemoans, laments, mourns, regrets to engage in casual or rambling conversationShe has a habit of blowing smoke when she gets nervous. babbles, blabs, cackles, chaffers(British), chats, chatters, chins(slang), converses, gabbles, gabs, gases(or gasses), jabbers, jaws, kibitzes(also kibbitzes), natters, palavers, patters, prates, prattles, raps, rattles, runs on, schmoozes(or shmoozes), talks, twitters, visits gossips, tattlesdescants, discusses, expatiatesyaks(also yacks), yammers, yaps chews the fat(also chews the rag), shoots the breeze, talks a blue streak |