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crowing

noun · verb · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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  • Received-Pronunciation: /ˈkɹəʊɪŋ/
  • General-American: /ˈkɹoʊɪŋ/
  • rhymes with -əʊɪŋ
  • CMU ARPABET: K R OW1 IH0 NG Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

noun

Meaning 1

A cry of joy or pleasure.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

verb

Meaning 2

present participle and gerund of crow

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: form-of, gerund, participle, present

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

adjective satellite

Meaning 3

exhibiting self-importance

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • big talk

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: boastful, braggart(a), bragging(a), braggy, big, cock-a-hoop, self-aggrandizing, self-aggrandising

Antonyms: none provided

4

noun

Meaning 4

an instance of boastful talk

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • his brag is worse than his fight
  • whenever he won we were exposed to his gasconade

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: brag, bragging, crow, vaporing, line-shooting, gasconade

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: boast, boasting, self-praise, jactitation

History

Etymology

No etymology was provided for this word.