Synonyms for crowing


Grammar : Verb
Spell : kroh
Phonetic Transcription : kroÊŠ

Top 10 synonyms for crowing Other synonyms for the word crowing

Définition of crowing

Origin :
  • Indian tribe of the American Midwest, the name is a rough translation of their own name, Apsaruke.
  • verb brag, exult
Example sentences :
  • The dawn was just showing over the mountains, and in Sils the cocks were crowing.
  • Extract from : « Rico and Wiseli » by Johanna Spyri
  • "You damned Earthmen have been crowing long enough," he said.
  • Extract from : « Pirates of the Gorm » by Nat Schachner
  • And your own lil world would be up there, too, laughing and crowing mortal.
  • Extract from : « The Manxman » by Hall Caine
  • They were on their feet again in a moment, laughing and crowing out their delight.
  • Extract from : « The Twins of Suffering Creek » by Ridgwell Cullum
  • She sat down on the steps and laid a crowing baby on her lap.
  • Extract from : « The Island Mystery » by George A. Birmingham
  • A whistling woman, and a crowing hen, Are neither good for God nor men.
  • Extract from : « Welsh Folk-Lore » by Elias Owen
  • Who welcome with the crowing of a cock, This hero of the buskin and sock.
  • Extract from : « Real Life In London, Volumes I. and II. » by Pierce Egan
  • He accused him of being a nuisance to men by crowing in the nighttime and not permitting them to sleep.
  • Extract from : « Aesop's Fables » by Aesop
  • Morning dawn, crowing of cocks, 7½ bell rung round the cabin.
  • Extract from : « A Journey to America in 1834 » by Robert Heywood
  • When we got there, the chickens were just at the first crowing for day.
  • Extract from : « Journeys Through Bookland, Vol. 8 » by Charles H. Sylvester

Antonyms for crowing

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