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Definition of crownext
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as in to delight
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

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noun

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How is the word crow distinct from other similar verbs?

Some common synonyms of crow are boast, brag, and vaunt. While all these words mean "to express pride in oneself or one's accomplishments," crow usually implies exultant boasting or bragging.

crowed after winning the championship

When is boast a more appropriate choice than crow?

While the synonyms boast and crow are close in meaning, boast often suggests ostentation and exaggeration, but it may imply a claiming with proper and justifiable pride.

boasts of every trivial success
the town boasts one of the best museums in the area

When is it sensible to use brag instead of crow?

The meanings of brag and crow largely overlap; however, brag suggests crudity and artlessness in glorifying oneself.

bragging of their exploits

How does the word vaunt relate to other synonyms for crow?

Vaunt usually connotes more pomp and bombast than boast and less crudity or naïveté than brag.

vaunted his country's military might

How is the word crow distinct from other similar verbs?

Some common synonyms of crow are boast, brag, and vaunt. While all these words mean "to express pride in oneself or one's accomplishments," crow usually implies exultant boasting or bragging.

crowed after winning the championship

When is boast a more appropriate choice than crow?

While the synonyms boast and crow are close in meaning, boast often suggests ostentation and exaggeration, but it may imply a claiming with proper and justifiable pride.

boasts of every trivial success
the town boasts one of the best museums in the area

When is it sensible to use brag instead of crow?

The meanings of brag and crow largely overlap; however, brag suggests crudity and artlessness in glorifying oneself.

bragging of their exploits

How does the word vaunt relate to other synonyms for crow?

Vaunt usually connotes more pomp and bombast than boast and less crudity or naïveté than brag.

vaunted his country's military might

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Recent Examples of crow
Verb
Carrel and company are all stellar and worth crowing about but plucking out a few side stories might well make this a smoother, more tonally consistent show. Randy Myers, Mercury News, 11 Mar. 2026 DeSantis and Uthmeier have been crowing over reports that claimed federal prosecutors were not interested in pursuing the case. Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 7 Mar. 2026
Noun
But he's come a long way, even managing a difficult crow pose while working on hip flexibility. Hope Karnopp, jsonline.com, 25 Mar. 2026 The treatment firms, smooths, and hydrates the delicate eye area, including pesky crow’s feet and stubborn wrinkles. Kyra Surgent, InStyle, 11 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for crow
Recent Examples of Synonyms for crow
Verb
  • SciAm always educates and delights me, and inspires a sense of awe for our vast, beautiful universe.
    Meghan Bartels, Scientific American, 7 Apr. 2026
  • Today, the bay holds some of the richest marine biodiversity on earth, a fact that would have delighted Ricketts and Steinbeck.
    Alexandra Genova, TheWeek, 7 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • While your expressive nature loves the spotlight, group work is currently the ideal way to showcase your skills without accidentally bragging.
    Tarot.com, New York Daily News, 8 Apr. 2026
  • Not one receiver on the Miami Dolphins depth chart has established anything worth bragging about throughout their professional careers, and Miami’s two frontline wideouts — Tutu Atwell and Jalen Tolbert — are both career backups.
    Omar Kelly, Miami Herald, 3 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • Vance asked the Hungarian voters, cheered on by a standing ovation and whoops reverberating around the city’s MTK Sportpark arena.
    Alexander Smith, NBC news, 8 Apr. 2026
  • Nearby, a desert tortoise had emerged from its burrow to munch on some grass — a rare sight that elicited a whoop of joy from Wilcox.
    Alex Wigglesworth, Los Angeles Times, 30 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • Interior design professionals have perfected the art of laundry room design and know how to create spaces that are full of function while also boasting plenty of flair.
    Lindsey Mather, Architectural Digest, 7 Apr. 2026
  • This was in 2021; Ballerina Farm now boasts 15 million followers across platforms and has exploded into a widely recognizable lifestyle brand.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 7 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • Auriemma responded with a chuckle when asked what is making Notre Dame so good right now.
    Stephen Hawkins, Chicago Tribune, 29 Mar. 2026
  • Conrad is full of wordy comic dialogue that often sings in its idiosyncrasy but also elicits little more than a chuckle.
    Andy Andersen, Vulture, 9 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • As the forces of American politics, economics, and culture triumphed over Indigenous lifeways, the frontier moved on to the Ohio River Valley, then Kentucky and Tennessee, and Kansas and Nebraska.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 1 Apr. 2026
  • The Boston ball club will look to take their first series win, after triumphing 3-0 on Opening Day Thursday.
    Gabrielle Starr, Boston Herald, 28 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • Now, in a season of ticking off accomplishments, the Cornhuskers bull their way into March taking dead-eye aim at the elephant sitting square in the middle of their locker room: Their school is the only power conference team that has failed to win a NCAA Tournament game.
    Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 13 Mar. 2026
  • Where the North Florida team couldn’t stop him from bulling for two 1-yard touchdowns and several other other successful sneaks, Bills defenders stopped quarterback Trevor Lawrence’s fourth-and-2 rush at their 8.
    Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • Loznitsa’s methods are grim and exacting, but the effect is never monotonous; there are shivers of Hitchcockian suspense, plus a whispery cackle of satire that veers toward the Kafkaesque.
    Justin Chang, New Yorker, 20 Mar. 2026
  • Rosie started softly, to match the question, but finished in a sort of triumphant cackle.
    Nell Freudenberger, Harpers Magazine, 27 Jan. 2026

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“Crow.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/crow. Accessed 11 Apr. 2026.

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