as in triumphant
having or expressing feelings of joy or triumph
in a crowing speech, the mayor thanked all who had helped get her reelected
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as in delighting
to feel or express joy or triumph
being the home of the new Super Bowl champs was the first thing that city residents had to crow about in a very long time
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as in boasting
to praise or express pride in one's own possessions, qualities, or accomplishments often to excess
the in-your-face crowing by some of the winning athletes at the Olympics was embarrassing
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Recent Examples of crowing
Mirjam Swanson,
Oc Register,
12 Oct. 2025
Charlotte Observer,
19 June 2026
The amendments, collectively known as the Zoning Code Amendment for Crowing Fowl, were driven by more than 800 complaints related to crowing fowl submitted through Sacramento County’s 311 system from 2022 through July 25, 2025.
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Sacbee.com,
9 June 2026
The cockerel had been crowing for a good while before that, but today Archie was literally up with the lark.
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Literary Hub,
23 Apr. 2026
Carrel and company are all stellar and worth crowing about but plucking out a few side stories might well make this a smoother, more tonally consistent show.
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Randy Myers,
Mercury News,
11 Mar. 2026
DeSantis and Uthmeier have been crowing over reports that claimed federal prosecutors were not interested in pursuing the case.
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Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
7 Mar. 2026
Voices chattering in Yiddish mingle with clucking chickens, crowing roosters and accordion music drifting through a bustling outdoor market.
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Leslie Katz,
Forbes.com,
21 Jan. 2026
All that crowing about going to the movies for the communal experience is overrated.
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Mara Reinstein,
HollywoodReporter,
24 Nov. 2025
My friends played their parts, crowing over the buffet, piling their plates with sliders and wings, shouting at the television.
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Hannah Goldfield,
New Yorker,
3 Nov. 2025
Adjective
The Coliseum, crowded and crowing, 75,500 people turning up the volume louder than it’s been in a good minute at the historic venue.
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Mirjam Swanson,
Oc Register,
12 Oct. 2025
Verb
Neighbors bothered by crowing or other issues can file nuisance complaints with Animal Care and Control.
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Charlotte Observer,
19 June 2026
The amendments, collectively known as the Zoning Code Amendment for Crowing Fowl, were driven by more than 800 complaints related to crowing fowl submitted through Sacramento County’s 311 system from 2022 through July 25, 2025.
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Sacbee.com,
9 June 2026
The cockerel had been crowing for a good while before that, but today Archie was literally up with the lark.
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Literary Hub,
23 Apr. 2026
Carrel and company are all stellar and worth crowing about but plucking out a few side stories might well make this a smoother, more tonally consistent show.
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Randy Myers,
Mercury News,
11 Mar. 2026
DeSantis and Uthmeier have been crowing over reports that claimed federal prosecutors were not interested in pursuing the case.
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Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
7 Mar. 2026
Voices chattering in Yiddish mingle with clucking chickens, crowing roosters and accordion music drifting through a bustling outdoor market.
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Leslie Katz,
Forbes.com,
21 Jan. 2026
All that crowing about going to the movies for the communal experience is overrated.
—
Mara Reinstein,
HollywoodReporter,
24 Nov. 2025
My friends played their parts, crowing over the buffet, piling their plates with sliders and wings, shouting at the television.
—
Hannah Goldfield,
New Yorker,
3 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for crowing
Adjective
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In the 1980s, Hollywood started collaborating with the Department of Defense on films that would paint a more triumphant, patriotic portrait military compared to the critical movies made in the shadow of the Vietnam War.
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West is full of stories about the musical’s triumphant 1994 premiere.
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The Dutch were the neutral’s favourites throughout World Cup 1974, their Total Football taking the game to a new level, and delighting supporters with their fluidity, high defensive line and commitment to keep on attacking.
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The last two songs ended in all-out thrash conflagrations, delighting the slam-dancers at the center of the floor.
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Samsung Galaxy Watch Ultra Android Smartwatch The Samsung Galaxy Watch Ultra dives in deep with you, with a rugged titanium body boasting 10ATM water resistance, ready for open-water ocean swimming.
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Kane feels like a must-have at this stage in the competition, with Haaland unlikely to disrupt that, with Kylian Mbappe and Lionel Messi also boasting six goals in the tournament at the time of writing.
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Swift will either ignore the noise as usual, or smile at the absurdity as a secure, proud childless cat lady.
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Looking back, Fox is proud to be part of such a perennial classic.
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Jenner, like her sister Kim Kardashian, has often turned to Margiela for her most major moments, with an affinity for the house’s sensual, body-exulting designs.
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The whoop, the sound of exulting Moby-Dick nuts, goes raggedly around the galleries and hallways of the museum.
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The old corporate flex of bragging about 80-hour workweeks, where busyness is the proxy for importance, and volume serves as the proof of commitment, is more and more a liability in today’s times.
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Elon Musk is now bragging that SpaceX will make epic investments en route to unleashing stupendous results.
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Many of the fans were ecstatic to see their home team come to their town.
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The ecstatic scenes across the country after a Mexico win, most notably in Mexico City, Guadalajara and Monterrey, the three host cities, paint the picture of a nation spellbound by its football team.
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The Entertainer of the Year award went to Cody Johnson, triumphing over fellow nominees Luke Combs, Jelly Roll, Megan Moroney, Chris Stapleton, Morgan Wallen and Lainey Wilson.
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In 2025, a capacity crowd was exploding for her, the biggest star in the sport, triumphing on one of its biggest stages once again.
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“Crowing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/crowing. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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