crowing

[ˈkrəʊɪŋ]

crowing Definition

• 1. the characteristic sound made by a rooster
• 2. boasting or bragging about one's achievements or abilities

Using crowing: Examples

Take a moment to familiarize yourself with how "crowing" can be used in various situations through the following examples!

• Example

  The rooster's crowing woke me up early in the morning.

• Example

  He couldn't stop crowing about his promotion at work.

• Example

  Her constant crowing about her accomplishments was getting annoying.

crowing Synonyms and Antonyms

Synonyms for crowing

• boasting
• bragging
• swaggering
• vaunting
• showing off

Idioms Using crowing

• eat crow

  to be forced to admit that one was wrong or accept a humiliating defeat

  Example

  After boasting about his skills, he had to eat crow when he lost the competition.

• crow over

  to boast or gloat over one's success or victory

  Example

  He couldn't resist crowing over his rival's failure.

• as the crow flies

  in a straight line, without taking into account any obstacles or detours

  Example

  The distance between the two towns is only 10 miles as the crow flies, but it takes an hour to drive there because of the winding roads.

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Summary: crowing in Brief

'Crowing' [ˈkrəʊɪŋ] refers to the sound made by a rooster or boasting and bragging about one's achievements or abilities. It is often used in phrases like 'eat crow,' meaning to admit one's mistake, and 'as the crow flies,' indicating the shortest distance between two points. Examples include 'The rooster's crowing woke me up early in the morning' and 'Her constant crowing about her accomplishments was getting annoying.'