crowing
/ˈkroʊɪŋ/
adjective
- Making a loud, harsh cry like a rooster.
- The crowing bird perched on the fence at sunrise.
- A crowing hen is unusual and often surprises people.
- The crowing rooster strutted around the yard.
- Boastful or self-satisfied in a loud way.
- She gave a crowing laugh after proving she was right.
- The crowing tone of his speech turned off the audience.
- His crowing attitude made him unpopular at work.
noun
- The loud, harsh cry of a rooster.
- The crowing of the rooster woke me up at dawn.
- The rooster's crowing is a familiar sound in the countryside.
- We could hear the crowing from the farm across the valley.
- A sound of triumph or self-satisfaction.
- The champion's crowing after the match was hard to ignore.
- His crowing about winning the game annoyed his teammates.
- There was a note of crowing in her voice as she announced the results.