to crow
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5.6
- verb
- /kroʊ/
:
presumir
- But if you deny me my crowing moment at the town hall, I shall never respect you again.
- crow about victory
- crowed triumphantly
- crowed in triumph
Examples
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"Who wants to come back here next summer?" he crowed, laughter crinkling his eyes at the expected answer.
Fiction book (1995) -
"We're set for the run out to the Sagan site," Dex crowed, beaming with satisfaction.
Fiction book (1999) -
All right, you don't have to crow about it.
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You can crow all you like, Mr Regan.
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I just can't bear it when he crows over us like that.
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Even though I had him guiltily and wrongly, I had something to crow about.
Fiction book (2000) -
I was, in fact, crowing over the success of that dressing down, crowing on my own dunghill.
Fiction book (1995) -
"I never had it so good in all my life, Bessie," the judge crowed, smacking his tuberous lips.
Fiction book (1990) -
She couldn't help but crow about her promotion at the office, proud of her hard work.
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After winning the championship, the coach began to crow about their victory during the press conference.
Synonyms
191
2.7
To talk in a proud way about yourself or what you have
60
6.9
Show pleasure about your success or someone else's failure in a way that makes others feel bad
8
7.8
To say you are more important or successful than you really are
6
7.9
To brag in a way that annoys other people
4
7.0
To act or speak in a proud, boastful way
Be unable to stop yourself from bragging about a success
To talk too proudly about yourself or what you have done
Idioms
3
4.2
A distance measured in a straight line between two places rather than by road
Phrasal Verbs
Compounds
- NSFW
31
8.9
Laws and social rules that kept Black and white people separate in the Southern United States
- NSFW
5
9.0
Laws in the United States that kept Black and white people apart, mainly in the South
- Archaic
A small plant like grass with pale flowers and a bitter root used to treat stomach problems
- Indian
A large bird that lives on the ground with shiny black feathers and a long tail
A large glossy black bird found in North America that makes a loud cawing sound and is very smart
- Australian
A black and white bird like a crow that sings a pleasant song and copies other sounds
How Boastful
Surface Forms
Etymology
Crow meaning to boast comes from the proud sound of roosters 'crowing' to show off, so people used the bird's loud display as a picture of someone who brags.