Crowing: alternatives and connections

Feeling or manifesting pride, in a good or bad sense

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Feeling or manifesting pride, in a good or bad sense

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To vaunt one's self; to brag; to say or tell things which are intended to give others a high opinion of one's self or of things belonging to one's se…

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of Boast

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Vain boasting or assertions repeated to the prejudice of another's right; false claim.

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Praise of one's self.

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To make the shrill sound characteristic of a cock, either in joy, gayety, or defiance.

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To make the shrill sound characteristic of a cock, either in joy, gayety, or defiance.

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To look steadfastly; to gaze earnestly; -- usually in a bad sense, to gaze with malignant satisfaction, passionate desire, lust, or avarice.

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To look steadfastly; to gaze earnestly; -- usually in a bad sense, to gaze with malignant satisfaction, passionate desire, lust, or avarice.

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Having largeness of size; of much bulk or magnitude; of great size; large.

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Given to, or full of, boasting; inclined to boast; vaunting; vainglorious; self-praising.

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To talk about one's self, or things pertaining to one's self, in a manner intended to excite admiration, envy, or wonder; to talk boastfully; to boas…

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A boaster.

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of Brag

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Boastful; defiant; exulting. Also used adverbially.

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To make the shrill sound characteristic of a cock, either in joy, gayety, or defiance.

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A boast or boasting; a vaunt; a bravado; a bragging; braggodocio.

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of Vapor

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