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adjective

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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crowing

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verb

present participle of crow
1
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
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. — Mirjam Swanson, Oc Register, 12 Oct. 2025
Verb
Newsom has been crowing about a 9 percent drop in unsheltered homelessness over the past year, though the numbers are in dispute. — Joe Hagan, Vanity Fair, 30 Sep. 2026 Finally, a mystical Rabbi arrives and shocks the king and queen by taking off all his clothing, getting under the table and crowing like a rooster. — Josh Penn Soskin, Variety, 16 July 2026 Neighbors bothered by crowing or other issues can file nuisance complaints with Animal Care and Control. — Charlotte Observer, 19 June 2026 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. — 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for crowing
  1. triumphant
  2. delighting
  3. boasting
  4. proud
  5. exulting
  6. bragging
  7. ecstatic
  8. triumphing
Adjective
  • Ryu became the quiet triumphant fighter while Ken failed to make the tournament of champions, losing most of his self worth and now six years later a shadow of his former self, prone to tacky endorsements and minor celebrity.
    — Pete Hammond, Deadline, 15 Oct. 2026
  • If the rapturous reception on the Paris show floor is any indication, the classic family van is poised to make a triumphant, high-tech comeback.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 13 Oct. 2026
Definition of triumphant
Verb
  • Tse Yang was the finest Chinese restaurant to open in Madrid, and its crispy Peking Duck has been delighting locals for years.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 Oct. 2026
  • Here, misfits are welcome, and bric-a-brac is part of the appeal; the wonderfully bizarre name and devil-may-care attitude have been confusing (and delighting) first-timers for more than 70 years.
    — Skye Sherman, Southern Living, 13 Sep. 2026
Definition of delighting
Verb
  • With a generation of listeners boasting shorter attention spans and having a glut of releases at their disposal, projects tend to get discarded within weeks, and this kind of move can help alleviate that.
    — Carl Lamarre, Billboard, 14 Oct. 2026
  • Tailored for grand-scale leisure and entertainment, a double-height, skylit entry foyer boasting a sweeping artisan ironwork staircase leads to formal living and dining rooms.
    — Wendy Bowman, Robb Report, 13 Oct. 2026
Definition of boasting
Adjective
  • The locker real estate in the team’s second arena was something the proud parent didn’t even consider as part of his son’s Heat takeover.
    — Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 14 Oct. 2026
  • Musk’s forthright, crusty dad Errol sounds almost proud that something was bullied out of his son, but the movie avoids filling out that traumatic childhood.
    — Robert Abele, Los Angeles Times, 9 Oct. 2026
Definition of proud
Verb
  • Le Guin’s prose and poetry mourn the dead forest and other living Earth beings while exulting at the mountain’s power.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 19 Aug. 2026
  • 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.
    — Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 30 Jan. 2026
Definition of exulting
Verb
  • Styles has essentially bought his freedom and is bragging about it, in a roundabout way.
    — Marisa Meltzer, Vanity Fair, 12 Oct. 2026
  • Some post screenshots of their trades, bragging about their bets on Sorsby’s misfortune.
    — Dan Horn, Cincinnati Enquirer, 20 Sep. 2026
Definition of bragging
Adjective
  • Shopper Keda Brock, a Rochester native now living in Charlotte, was one of those ecstatic shoppers.
    — Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Observer, 14 Oct. 2026
  • The range, the variety, the freshness, the ecstatic culture of experimentation.
    — Daniel Hernandez, Los Angeles Times, 7 Oct. 2026
Definition of ecstatic
Verb
  • The final was over five hours long, with Nadal ultimately triumphing over Daniil Medvedev in five sets.
    — Nasha Smith, PEOPLE, 13 Sep. 2026
  • Instead, Gonzalez was influential in stealing possession from Newcastle and moving the home side up the field quickly, with Manchester City triumphing 4-0.
    — Chris Waugh, New York Times, 25 Aug. 2026
Definition of triumphing

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“Crowing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/crowing. Accessed 19 Oct. 2026.

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