Transcription
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- US Pronunciation
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- UK Pronunciation
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- [kroh]
- /kroʊ/
- /krəʊ/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [kroh]
- /kroʊ/
Definitions of crow word
- countable noun crow A crow is a large black bird which makes a loud, harsh noise. 3
- verb crow When a cock crows, it makes a loud sound, often early in the morning. 3
- verb crow If you say that someone is crowing about something they have achieved or are pleased about, you disapprove of them because they keep telling people proudly about it. 3
- verb crow If someone crows, they make happy sounds or say something happily. 3
- noun crow any large gregarious songbird of the genus Corvus, esp C. corone (the carrion crow) of Europe and Asia: family Corvidae. Other species are the raven, rook, and jackdaw and all have a heavy bill, glossy black plumage, and rounded wings 3
- noun crow any of various other corvine birds, such as the jay, magpie, and nutcracker 3
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Origin of crow
First appearance:
before 900 One of the 4% oldest English words
before 900; Middle English crowe, Old English crāwe, crāwa; cognate with Old High German krāwa; akin to Dutch kraai, German Krähe
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Parts of speech for Crow
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
crow popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 95% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
crow usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for crow
verb crow
- squawk — to utter a loud, harsh cry, as a duck or other fowl when frightened.
- boast — If someone boasts about something that they have done or that they own, they talk about it very proudly, in a way that other people may find irritating or offensive.
- gloat — to look at or think about with great or excessive, often smug or malicious, satisfaction: The opposing team gloated over our bad luck.
- strut — to walk with a vain, pompous bearing, as with head erect and chest thrown out, as if expecting to impress observers.
- blow — When a wind or breeze blows, the air moves.
noun crow
adjective crow
- giggler — to laugh in a silly, often high-pitched way, especially with short, repeated gasps and titters, as from juvenile or ill-concealed amusement or nervous embarrassment.
- chortler — One who chortles.
- crower — to utter the characteristic cry of a rooster.
- gurgling — to flow in a broken, irregular, noisy current: The water gurgled from the bottle.
- shout — to call or cry out loudly and vigorously.
Antonyms for crow
verb crow
- fail — to fall short of success or achievement in something expected, attempted, desired, or approved: The experiment failed because of poor planning.
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