- present participle of crow.
crowing
Example Sentences
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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
It was first to publicly announce an end to the exchange with Israel and avoided crowing about the downing of the Apache as it had when other American aircraft were shot down.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 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
The following month the same newspaper was crowing:
From BBC • Aug. 4, 2025
A cock was crowing, a drawn-out, plaintive sound that seemed very close close by.
From "Purple Hibiscus" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
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