- present participle of crow.
crowing
Example Sentences
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Mr. Hilton is all for crowing about the size of the state’s economy.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 29, 2026
But the deal he’s now crowing about ensures only that the U.S and Iran will talk about new nuclear limits.
From Slate ● Jun. 15, 2026
While crowing about its Pentagon projects, IonQ hasn’t highlighted that the majority of them weren’t funded in the last two federal budgets, Wolfpack says.
From Barron's ● Feb. 4, 2026
For all his crowing about his money and showing off, he really didn’t put on airs.
From Salon ● Nov. 23, 2025
Spiders flee before the Basilisk, for it is their mortal enemy, and the Basilisk flees only from the crowing of the rooster, which is fatal to it.
From "Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets" by J. K. Rowling
