单词 | crowing |
释义 | crowing (once / 3979 pages) nadj WORD FAMILY crowing: crowings+/crow: crowed, crowing, crows USAGE EXAMPLESIt was Bayern, the corporate behemoth, laid bare, deservedly crowing about its wealth and its reach. New York Times(Dec 09, 2016) Outside our high gates, I could hear goats bleating and cocks crowing and people yelling greetings across mud compound walls. Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, Purple Hibiscus(2003) Meanwhile Trump opponents were crowing about the reversal. BBC(Nov 23, 2016) 1n an instance of boastful talk Syn|Hyper brag, bragging, crow, gasconade, line-shooting, vaporing boast, boasting, jactitation, self-praise speaking of yourself in superlatives 2adj exhibiting self-importance Syn big, boastful, braggart, bragging, braggy, cock-a-hoop, self-aggrandising, self-aggrandizing proud feeling self-respect or pleasure in something by which you measure your self-worth; or being a reason for pride |
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