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cockcrow

cock·crow
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [kok-kroh or kok-kroh-ing]
    • /ˈkɒkˌkroʊ or ˈkɒkˌkroʊ ɪŋ/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [kok-kroh or kok-kroh-ing]
    • /ˈkɒkˌkroʊ or ˈkɒkˌkroʊ ɪŋ/

Definitions of cockcrow word

  • noun cockcrow daybreak 3
  • noun cockcrow the time when roosters begin to crow; early morning; dawn 3
  • noun cockcrow the time at which a cock characteristically crows; daybreak; dawn. 1
  • noun cockcrow dawn, daybreak 1
  • noun cockcrow The time of day at which the first crow of a cockerel is heard; dawn or daybreak; first light. 0
See all 5 definitions of cockcrow

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Origin of cockcrow

First appearance:

before 1350
One of the 20% oldest English words
1350-1400; Middle English. See cock1, crow2

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Parts of speech for Cockcrow

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Cockcrow

cockcrow popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 68% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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Synonyms for cockcrow

noun cockcrow

  • daybreak — Daybreak is the time in the morning when light first appears.
  • dawning — gradually beginning to become light
  • morning — the first part or period of the day, extending from dawn, or from midnight, to noon.
  • morn — morning.
  • sunup — sunrise, especially the time of sunrise.
All 8 Synonyms of cockcrow

Antonyms for cockcrow

noun cockcrow

  • sunset — the setting or descent of the sun below the horizon in the evening.
Just one Antonym for cockcrow

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