Crow - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |krəʊ|  American pronunciation of the word crow
Brit.  |krəʊ|  British pronunciation of the word crow

noun

- black birds having a raucous call
- the cry of a cock (or an imitation of it)
- a member of the Siouan people formerly living in eastern Montana
- a small quadrilateral constellation in the southern hemisphere near Virgo
- an instance of boastful talk (syn: brag, bragging, gasconade)
- a Siouan language spoken by the Crow

verb

- dwell on with satisfaction (syn: gloat, triumph)
- express pleasure verbally
She crowed with joy
- utter shrill sounds
The cocks crowed all morning

Extra examples

The cock crowed as the sun began to rise.

The boy crowed with delight.

The rest of us were sick of hearing her crow about her success.

Our team are crowing over their victory.

He's always crowing about his latest triumph.

He was crowing over winning the bet.

Ben rushed to his father, crowing with pleasure.

She crowed with joy

The cocks crowed all morning

...the lookout in the crow's nest warned that there was an enemy frigate abaft and bearing down hard on their ship...

We heard the crow of a rooster.

...have you ever actually heard a rooster crow at sunup?...

Word forms

verb
I/you/we/they: crow
he/she/it: crows
present participle: crowing
past tense: crowed
past participle: crowed
noun
singular: crow
plural: crows
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