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    CROWING

    Pronunciation (US): Play  (GB): Play

     I. (noun) 

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

    An instance of boastful talkplay

    Example:

    whenever he won we were exposed to his gasconade

    Synonyms:

    brag; bragging; crow; crowing; gasconade; line-shooting; vaporing

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

    Hypernyms ("crowing" is a kind of...):

    boast; boasting; jactitation; self-praise (speaking of yourself in superlatives)

    Derivation:

    crow (express pleasure verbally)

    crow (dwell on with satisfaction)

     II. (adjective) 

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

    Exhibiting self-importanceplay

    Example:

    big talk

    Synonyms:

    big; boastful; braggart; bragging; braggy; cock-a-hoop; crowing; self-aggrandising; self-aggrandizing

    Classified under:

    Adjectives

    Similar:

    proud (feeling self-respect or pleasure in something by which you measure your self-worth; or being a reason for pride)

     III. (verb) 

    Sense 1

    -ing form of the verb crow

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