crowing

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UK/ˈkɹəʊɪŋ/US/ˈkɹoʊɪŋ/

noun

A cry of joy or pleasure.

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boastfulbraggartbraggingbraggybigcock-a-hoopself-aggrandizingself-aggrandising
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Meanings

verb
  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of crow
nouncrowing (plural crowings)

plural crowings

  1. A cry of joy or pleasure.

    The tiny mouth is uttering the most satisfied of crowings, and her eyes have that pure, soft expression never seen except in baby eyes.

    1865, Methodist Episcopal Church, Ladies' Repository

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveexhibiting self-importance

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boastfulbraggartbraggingbraggybigcock-a-hoopself-aggrandizingself-aggrandisingproud

nounan instance of boastful talk

Similar
bragbraggingcrowvaporingline-shootinggasconade
Broader
boastboastingself-praise
Also see
bigboastfulbragbraggartbraggingbraggycock-a-hoopcrowgasconadeself-aggrandizing

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with crowing

goingshowinggrowingknowingsewingblowingflowingBoeingforegoingrowingowingglowingmowingoverflowingsowingbowinglowingsnowingaxe throwingtough going
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Cite this entry
APA

crowing. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/crowing

MLA

“crowing.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/crowing. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “crowing,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/crowing.

Source: crowing on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.