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crowing::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | brag, bragging, crow, gasconade, line-shooting, vaporing |
| Type of | boast, boasting, jactitation, self-praise |
| Derivation | crow |
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | big, boastful, braggart, bragging, braggy, cock-a-hoop, self-aggrandising, self-aggrandizing |
Examples of crowing
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Well apparently the dogheads are all crowing about him and want him next season.
From the expressandstar.com
Suddenly this debate seems to be shifting and even the landlords aren't crowing.
From the guardian.co.uk
The Councils are crowing over how much of a success it is for the local region.
From the expressandstar.com
Over on the dark side they are crowing on about the Doghead flags at Glastonbury.
From the expressandstar.com
Their guttural, crowing, trumpetlike rattle can be heard more than a mile away.
From the sltrib.com
This time last year we were crowing about three UK victories in a row in Florida.
From the thisismoney.co.uk
It's not something Hollywood reps are crowing about on behalf of their clientele.
From the independent.co.uk
In the morning he ran around crowing that he'd won and the troll couldn't come.
From the cnn.com
Barack Obama was rightly careful to eschew any hint of crowing or celebration.
From the post-gazette.com
- Black birds having a raucous call
- Gloat: dwell on with satisfaction
- The cry of a cock (or an imitation of it)
- Express pleasure verbally; "She crowed with joy"
- A member of the Siouan people formerly living in eastern Montana
- Utter shrill sounds; "The cocks crowed all morning"
- The true crows are large passerine birds that form the genus Corvus in the family Corvidae. Ranging in size from the relatively small pigeon-sized jackdaws (Eurasian and Daurian) to the Common Raven of the Holarctic region and Thick-billed Raven of the highlands of Ethiopia, the 40 or so members ...
- Crow are an Australian rock band that is best known for three albums released in the 90s. Founded by songwriters Peter Fenton and Peter Archer in Sydney in 1986, Crow ceased all activity in 1999, only to begin playing again in 2007.nIn 2009, they recorded an album of new material. ...
- Crows are a licorice candy similar in shape and texture to Dots.
