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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  Crow \Crow\ (kr[=o]), v. i. [imp. Crew (kr[udd]) or Crowed
     Crowed+({Crown" rel="nofollow">(kr[=o]d); p. p. Crowed ({Crown (kr[=o]n), Obs.); p. pr. &
     vb. n. Crowing.] [AS. cr[=a]wan; akin to D. kraijen, G.
     kr[aum]hen, cf. Lith. groti to croak. [root]24. Cf. Crake.]
     1. To make the shrill sound characteristic of a cock, either
        in joy, gayety, or defiance. ``The cock had crown.''
        --Bayron.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              The morning cock crew loud.           --Shak.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. To shout in exultation or defiance; to brag.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     3. To utter a sound expressive of joy or pleasure.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              The sweetest little maid,
              That ever crowed for kisses.          --Tennyson.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     To crow over, to exult over a vanquished antagonist.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              Sennacherib crowing over poor Jerusalem. --Bp. Hall.
        [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  crowing \crowing\ adj.
     1. same as bragging.
  
     Syn: boastful, braggart(prenominal), bragging(prenominal),
          braggy, big, cock-a-hoop, self-aggrandizing,
          vainglorious.
          [WordNet 1.5]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  Crow \Crow\ (kr?), v. i. [imp. Crew (kr?) or Crowed (kr?d);
     Crowed+({Crown" rel="nofollow">p. p. Crowed ({Crown (kr?n), Obs.); p. pr. & vb. n.
     Crowing.] [AS. cr?wan; akin to D. kraijen, G. kr?hen, cf.
     Lith. groti to croak. [root]24. Cf. Crake.]
     1. To make the shrill sound characteristic of a cock, either
        in joy, gayety, or defiance. ``The cock had crown.''
        --Bayron.
  
              The morning cock crew loud.           --Shak.
  
     2. To shout in exultation or defiance; to brag.
  
     3. To utter a sound expressive of joy or pleasure.
  
              The sweetest little maid, That ever crowed for
              kisses.                               --Tennyson.
  
     To crow over, to exult over a vanquished antagonist.
  
              Sennacherib crowing over poor Jerusalem. --Bp. Hall.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 :   [ wn ]

  crowing
       adj : exhibiting self-importance; "big talk" [syn: boastful, braggart(a),
              bragging(a), braggy, big, cock-a-hoop, self-aggrandizing,
              self-aggrandising]
       n : an instance of boastful talk; "his brag is worse than his
           fight"; "whenever he won we were exposed to his
           gasconade" [syn: brag, bragging, crow, vaporing,
           line-shooting, gasconade]

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  crowing
     n.
     A cry of joy or pleasure.
     vb.
     (present participle of en crow nocat=1)

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]

  crowing
     n.
     A cry of joy or pleasure.
     vb.
     (present participle of en crow nocat=1)

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]

  crowing
     n.
     A cry of joy or pleasure.
     vb.
     (present participle of en crow nocat=1)

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]

  crowing
     n.
     A cry of joy or pleasure.
     vb.
     (present participle of en crow nocat=1)

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  crowing
     Englanti vb.
     (en-v-taivm c row ing)

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  crowing
     Engelska a.
     (avledning en crow ordform=prespart)
     Engelska vb.
     (böjning en verb crow)

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ara ]

  Crowing /kɹˈəʊɪŋ/
  النعيق

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  crowing /kɹˈəʊɪŋ/ 
  kokrhající

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  crowing /kɹˈəʊɪŋ/
  jubelnd, triumphierend, frohlockend, juchzend
   see: crow, crowed
  

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  crowing /kɹˈəʊɪŋ/
  krächzend
     Synonym: cawing
  
   see: caw, crow, cawed, crowed, caws, cawed
  

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  crowing /kɹˈəʊɪŋ/
  krähend
   see: crow, crowed, crows, crowed
  

From English-Hungarian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.1 :   [ freedict:eng-hun ]

  crowing /kɹˈəʊɪŋ/
  1. gügyögés
  2. gagyogás
  3. sikongatás
  4. kukorékolás
  5. kakaskukorékolás

From IPA:en_US :   [ IPA:en_US ]

  

/ˈkɹoʊɪŋ/


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