crow

crow

verb

Definition of CROW

1

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>

Synonyms crow, delight, exuberate, glory, jubilate, joy, kvell, rejoice, triumph

Related Words gloat, preen, swell; boast, brag; flaunt, parade, show off, strut, swagger

Near Antonyms bemoan, bewail, grieve, lament, regret, weep

2

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>

Synonyms blow, brag, bull [slang], crow, gasconade, swagger, vapor, vaunt

Related Words bluster, harangue, puff; pride; gush; exult, glory, rejoice; brandish, display, exhibit, expose, flaunt, glorify, parade, show off; magnify, maximize

Near Antonyms belittle, deprecate, diminish, discount, laugh off, minimize, play down, pooh-pooh (also pooh), shrug off, underrate, undervalue; bemoan, lament, mourn, regret