as in triumphant
having or expressing feelings of joy or triumph
in a crowing speech, the mayor thanked all who had helped get her reelected
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as in delighting
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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as in boasting
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
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Recent Examples of crowing
Mirjam Swanson,
Oc Register,
12 Oct. 2025
Sacbee.com,
9 June 2026
The cockerel had been crowing for a good while before that, but today Archie was literally up with the lark.
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Literary Hub,
23 Apr. 2026
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.
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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.
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Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
7 Mar. 2026
Voices chattering in Yiddish mingle with clucking chickens, crowing roosters and accordion music drifting through a bustling outdoor market.
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Leslie Katz,
Forbes.com,
21 Jan. 2026
All that crowing about going to the movies for the communal experience is overrated.
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Mara Reinstein,
HollywoodReporter,
24 Nov. 2025
My friends played their parts, crowing over the buffet, piling their plates with sliders and wings, shouting at the television.
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Hannah Goldfield,
New Yorker,
3 Nov. 2025
The foreign ministry spokeswoman in Moscow is crowing about that – that he's no longer isolated.
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NBC news,
17 Aug. 2025
Adjective
The Coliseum, crowded and crowing, 75,500 people turning up the volume louder than it’s been in a good minute at the historic venue.
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Mirjam Swanson,
Oc Register,
12 Oct. 2025
Verb
The amendments, collectively known as the Zoning Code Amendment for Crowing Fowl, were driven by more than 800 complaints related to crowing fowl submitted through Sacramento County’s 311 system from 2022 through July 25, 2025.
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Sacbee.com,
9 June 2026
The cockerel had been crowing for a good while before that, but today Archie was literally up with the lark.
—
Literary Hub,
23 Apr. 2026
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
Voices chattering in Yiddish mingle with clucking chickens, crowing roosters and accordion music drifting through a bustling outdoor market.
—
Leslie Katz,
Forbes.com,
21 Jan. 2026
All that crowing about going to the movies for the communal experience is overrated.
—
Mara Reinstein,
HollywoodReporter,
24 Nov. 2025
My friends played their parts, crowing over the buffet, piling their plates with sliders and wings, shouting at the television.
—
Hannah Goldfield,
New Yorker,
3 Nov. 2025
The foreign ministry spokeswoman in Moscow is crowing about that – that he's no longer isolated.
—
NBC news,
17 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for crowing
Adjective
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Shortly before the World Cup trophy is placed into the hands of one team’s triumphant captain at MetLife Stadium on July 19, a gleaming Golden Boot award will be presented to the tournament’s top scorer.
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The New York Knicks’ first championship in 53 years is more than a triumphant sports story.
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Adding secondary maturations into the bourbon lineup is likely going to divide longtime Four Roses fans, delighting some and infuriating others.
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Iran responded in the 64th minute with Rezaeian’s cross headed home by Mohammad Mohebi, tying the score and delighting fans.
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Canada remains a massive revenue-driver for the league, boasting three of the NHL’s four most valuable teams and generating billions in TV revenue.
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Evolving from a direct-to-consumer disruptor, Mejuri is now a global brand boasting over 60 stores and millions of customers, tripling in size over five years.
Adjective
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Mamdani, proud of his socialist values, had developed a language for communicating a collective, interdependent vision of city life through his consistent emphasis on affordability.
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This is also where the film dips into the past and becomes awash in the proud history of Hawaiian surfing, bowing at the legend of the great Duke Kahanamoku and going deep into others and how the sport became such a religion for many, notably devotee Kristen.
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Jenner, like her sister Kim Kardashian, has often turned to Margiela for her most major moments, with an affinity for the house’s sensual, body-exulting designs.
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The whoop, the sound of exulting Moby-Dick nuts, goes raggedly around the galleries and hallways of the museum.
Verb
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Elon Musk is now bragging that SpaceX will make epic investments en route to unleashing stupendous results.
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Goldberg was obsessive about using original materials, apparently bragging to neighbors about outbidding Martha Stewart on a set of tiles at auction.
Adjective
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While most coverage has focused on the ecstatic celebrations, the thrilling comeback moments, and the historic significance of breaking a five-decade drought, a deeper narrative lies beneath the surface.
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And my younger Limited Too- and Delia's-loving self is ecstatic for this resurgence.
Verb
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The episode met with an enthusiastic response from the Taormina audience with squeals of disgust when Aemond seemingly leans into kiss his mother on the lips; as well as cheers, shocked screams and collective gasps as characters fought to the death, sometimes triumphing and sometimes not.
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In 2025, a capacity crowd was exploding for her, the biggest star in the sport, triumphing on one of its biggest stages once again.
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“Crowing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/crowing. Accessed 26 Jun. 2026.
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