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
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
Mist curls through the jungle canopy as Ubud stirs with roosters crowing and incense rising from its ancient temple shrines.
—Lewis Nunn, Forbes.com, 24 Aug. 2025
The foreign ministry spokeswoman in Moscow is crowing about that – that he's no longer isolated.
—NBC news, 17 Aug. 2025
There were a few more taste tests and recipe readings before crowing the blue ribbon champion.
—Amanda Hancock, The Courier-Journal, 14 Aug. 2025
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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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All that crowing about going to the movies for the communal experience is overrated.
—Recent Examples of Synonyms for crowing
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In the latest episode of the Fortune Crypto Playbook podcast—available on Spotify, Apple, and YouTube—finance editor Jeff John Roberts and senior reporter Leo Schwartz discuss what this year will mean for the industry after its triumphant 2025.—
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The Olympic medalist made a triumphant return to the mat for her senior year at UCLA — and opened the NCAA gymnastics season with a near-perfect performance seemingly inspired by her time on Dancing with the Stars.—
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The legendary basketball squad, which was founded in 1926, has been delighting sports fans and families now for a full century.—
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Madigan's character, the elderly aunt of several of the students, became a cult favorite, both terrifying and delighting audiences.—
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In December, Brown received two Eastern Conference Player of the Week awards, but the month-long honor — which would have been the first of his career — went instead to Brunson, despite Brown boasting better numbers in nearly every statistical category.—
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China, boasting well over half a billion dollars in such spending, tops the chart.—
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South Florida sports history is proud to have been the host for Crump’s barrier-busting history.—
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The Big Ten is marching into the heart of Southern football with a proud swagger, daring any conference to challenge its claim as the power to beat in the College Football Playoff.—
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Wooldridge’s message mentioned Paul the Apostle’s exulting in the principles of faith, hope and love.—
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Never bragging or showing off about his volunteering, Mages was always ready to give time with a smile on his face.—
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My latest headache is Dad is constantly bragging about his new wife.—
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The team security guard who ran down the back hallway, ecstatic.—
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Two and three months ago, Wall Street was captivated by another stellar earnings season, a Federal Reserve resuming rate cuts into a steady economy and constant ecstatic new projections for AI spending.—
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The first two semi-finals were drawn, with Leeds triumphing 1-0 in the second replay, all played out before a combined total of 173,500 people at Hillsborough, Aston Villa’s Villa Park and Burnden Park in Bolton.—
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After triumphing on the dance show, Allen went on to star in 2010’s Step Up 3D, 2011’s Footloose remake and an episode of American Horror Story in 2011.—
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“Crowing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/crowing. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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