Crowing (Adjective)
Meaning
Exhibiting self-importance; "big talk".
Classification
All adjective clusters.
Examples
- The politician was accused of being overly crowing about his role in the economic recovery.
- His crowing about his new sports car was getting on everyone's nerves.
- The self-made millionaire's crowing about his success was off-putting to many.
- After hitting a lucky shot, he began crowing about his supposed golf skills.
- The celebrity's crowing about his philanthropic efforts was seen as insincere.