Crow (Verb)
Meaning 1
Express pleasure verbally; "She crowed with joy".
Classification
Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing.
Examples
- The little girl would crow with delight every time her dad came home from work.
- After finding out she got the job, she let out a triumphant crow that echoed through the entire office.
- When he finally managed to fix the stubborn engine, he couldn't help but crow in excitement.
- She let out a loud crow of laughter as she watched the hilarious comedy routine.
- The proud mom began to crow about her son's academic achievements to all her friends.
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Meaning 2
Dwell on with satisfaction.
Classification
Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing.
Examples
- She crows about her award-winning project every chance she gets.
- He crows with triumph after winning the championship game.
- The politician continues to crow about his accomplishments despite public controversy.
- The musician still crows about his debut album from 20 years ago.
- His grandmother still crows about his Ivy League acceptance to anyone who will listen.
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Meaning 3
Utter shrill sounds; "The cocks crowed all morning".
Classification
Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing.
Examples
- The loud alarm clock sounded like a rooster starting to crow at 6 AM sharp every morning.
- Every morning the healthy chickens in the farmyard would begin to crow signaling the start of a new day.
- As the sun began to rise over the silent fields a single rooster started to crow his call to the day.
- The sound of a rooster crowing early in the morning was the only sound that could wake John up on time.
- In the distance you could hear the sound of birds crowing and making noise as the sun rose in the east.