Definitions

cockcrow

[kok-kroh] / ˈkɒkˌkroʊ /

NOUN

dawn

Synonyms

STRONG

dawning daybreak morn morning sunrise sunup

WEAK

cockcrowing first light

Antonyms

STRONG

sunset

Example Sentences

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So why did the Senate meet before the cockcrow last week?

From Fox News

The cockcrows faded, only to make us aware of our silence, the silence that asked, Who will be next to leave us?

From Literature

At the second cockcrow she tried to get into the coffin, and unavailingly begged him to take out the cross.

From Project Gutenberg

He rose late, but this terrible discovery was still there, undispelled by cockcrow or the day.

From Project Gutenberg

At cockcrow the family was to start for the capital.

From Project Gutenberg