crowing

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈkrəʊɪŋ/

From the verb crow: (⇒ conjugate)
crowing is: ⓘClick the infinitive to see all available inflections
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crow n (black bird)cuervo nm
 The crows scare the other birds away from the birdbath.
 Los cuervos no dejan a otros pájaros acercarse al bebedero.
crow n (sound of rooster)cacareo nm
 Lucy can imitate a rooster's crow perfectly.
 Lucy imita a la perfección el cacareo del gallo.
crow⇒ vi (make rooster-like sound)cacarear⇒ vi
 Charles always wakes up when the rooster starts crowing.
 Charles siempre se levanta cuando el gallo empieza a cacarear.
crow vi figurative, informal (brag)jactarse⇒ v prnl
  pavonearse⇒ v prnl
  alardear⇒ vi
  (peyorativo)cacarear⇒ vi
 "I said I would win and I did," Jesse crowed.
 «Dije que ganaría y lo hice», se jactó Jesse.
crow about [sth],
crow over [sth] vi + prep		 figurative, informal (brag about)alardear de vi + prep
  jactarse de v prnl + prep
 Steve is crowing about his perfect test score.
 Steve está alardeando de su puntuación perfecta en el examen.
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:

Compound Forms:
crow | crowing
InglésEspañol
as the crow flies expr (in a straight line)en línea recta loc adv
 As the crow flies, I live only 200 meters from your house.
 Vivo a 200 metros de aquí en línea recta.
carrion crow n (large black bird)corneja negra loc nom f
crow pie n historical (pastry dish containing crow) (histórico)pastel de cuervo nm + loc adj
crow's-feet npl figurative (wrinkles at outer corner of eye)patas de gallo loc nom fpl
 She thought the crow's feet at her eyes were the first sign that she was getting old.
 Ella creía que las patas de gallo alrededor de sus ojos eran el primer signo de que se estaba poniendo vieja.
crow's nest n figurative (lookout on a ship)puesto del vigía nm + loc adj
 Up in the crow's nest, Jack spotted land before anyone on deck.
 Desde el puesto de vigía, Juan vio tierra antes que nadie en la cubierta.
  cofa nf
 Desde la cofa, Juan vio tierra antes que nadie en la cubierta.
crow's nest n (structure made by bird)nido de cuervo, nido de cuervos nm + loc adj
 There's a crow's nest on top of my neighbour's chimney.
 Hay un nido de cuervo sobre la chimenea de mi vecino.
eat crow vtr + n US, informal, figurative (be forced to admit error)tragarse sus palabras, comerse sus palabras, comerse sus mentiras expr
  (AR, vulgar)comérsela doblada expr
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fish crow n (black bird)cuervo pescador loc nom m
Note: Nombre científico: Corvus ossifragus
 The fish crow is smaller than the American crow, with a higher-pitched caw.
storm crow n (American bird)cuclillo piquigualdo loc nom m
Note: Coccyzus americanus.
  cuco pálido loc nom m
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