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CROWING
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
An instance of boastful talk
Example:
whenever he won we were exposed to his gasconade
Synonyms:
brag; bragging; crow; crowing; gasconade; line-shooting; vaporing
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("crowing" is a kind of...):
boast; boasting; jactitation; self-praise (speaking of yourself in superlatives)
Derivation:
crow (express pleasure verbally)
crow (dwell on with satisfaction)
II. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Exhibiting self-importance
Example:
big talk
Synonyms:
big; boastful; braggart; bragging; braggy; cock-a-hoop; crowing; self-aggrandising; self-aggrandizing
Classified under:
Similar:
proud (feeling self-respect or pleasure in something by which you measure your self-worth; or being a reason for pride)
III. (verb)
Sense 1
-ing form of the verb crow
