crow
To make the shrill sound characteristic of a roosterTo make the shrill sound characteristic of a rooster; to make a sound in this manner, either in gaiety, joy, pleasure, or defiance.
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4 senses(intransitive)To make the shrill sound characteristic of a rooster; to make a sound in this manner, either in gaiety, joy, pleasure, or defiance.
krähen, chrääe, jauchzen
кукаре́катьkukarékatʹ
кукурі́катиkukuríkaty, кукурі́кнутиkukuríknuty, покукурі́катиpokukuríkaty
(intransitive)To shout in exultation or defiance; to brag.
He’s been crowing all day about winning the game of cards.
krähen, herauskrähen, jubilieren
бахвалитьсяbaxvalitʹsja
To use a crowbar, wedge, or other implement to attempt to open a surface by leveraging force on the opposite end of the tool to pry off the connection between the two surfaces.
If you wanna get inside, you're gonna have to crow open that door.
(intransitive)To test the reed of a double reed instrument by placing the reed alone in the mouth and blowing it.
- dwell on with satisfaction
- express pleasure verbally
- utter shrill sounds
Origin
From Middle English crowe, from Old English crāwe, from Proto-West Germanic *krāā, from PrFrom Middle English crowe, from Old English crāwe, from Proto-West Germanic *krāā, from Proto-Germanic *krēǭ (compare West Frisian krie, Dutch kraai, German Krähe), from *krēaną (“to crow”). See below.
The verb is from Middle English crowen, from Old English crāwan (past tense crēow, past participle crāwen), from Proto-West Germanic *krāan, from Proto-Germanic *krēaną, from imitative Proto-Indo-European *gerH- (“to cry hoarsely”).
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Forms
crows, crowing, crowed, crowedTenses
crow · crowed · will crow · have crowedSynonyms
4 synonymsWord family
9 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, irregular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
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