Crowing - перевод на Русский и значение в Английском

verb

Talk in a loud, aggressive, or indignant way with little effect.

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You threaten and bluster, but won't carry it through

noun

Loud, aggressive, or indignant talk with little effect.

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Their threats contained a measure of bluster

verb

Talk with excessive pride and self-satisfaction about one's achievements, possessions, or abilities.

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She boasted about her many conquests

noun

An act of talking with excessive pride and self-satisfaction.

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I said i would win and it wasn't an idle boast

noun

(in squash) a stroke in which the ball is made to hit one of the side walls before hitting the front wall.

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His favourite ploy was a backhand boast pulling beachill to the front right corner and whatever bea…

verb

Say something in a boastful manner.

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He bragged that he was sure of victory

noun

A gambling card game which is a simplified form of poker.

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Games of pontoon, brag, and poker

adjective

Excellent; first-rate.

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That was my brag heifer

noun

The harsh cry of a rook, crow, or similar bird.

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Instead i was met with the harsh caw of a crow, breaking the eerie silence.

verb

Utter a caw.

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Rooks cawed in the dark trees

noun

A characteristic deep hoarse sound made by a frog or a crow.

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A female frog can pick out a mate's voice from a cacophony of croaks

verb

(of a frog or crow) make a characteristic deep hoarse sound.

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The frogs settled in the shade, croaking happily

verb

(of animals) to make deep sounds such as a frog makes, or as a person might make because of a very dry throat

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[ i ] frogs croaked in the swamp., [ t ] he croaked a greeting, and we realized he could hardly tal…

verb

Shed tears, typically as an expression of distress, pain, or sorrow.

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Don't cry—it'll be all right

noun

A loud inarticulate shout or scream expressing a powerful feeling or emotion.

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A cry of despair

verb

Dwell on one's own success or another's misfortune with smugness or malignant pleasure.

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His enemies gloated over his death

noun

An act of gloating.

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I would join her for a good gloat

verb

To feel or show much pleasure because of your own success or good luck, or because of someone else’s misfortune

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You may have won, but don’t gloat about it.

noun

A low, wavering musical sound which is the typical call of many kinds of owl.

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Various yelps, hoots, screams, squawks, and other vocalizations are used by many species of primate…

verb

(of an owl) utter a hoot.

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Owls hooted, the new moon rose

verb

(of a person or animal) give a loud, harsh, piercing cry.

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She hit her brother, causing him to screech with pain

noun

A loud, harsh, piercing cry.

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Mary tried to drown her screeches by shaking her

idiom

Display proudly; act ostentatiously or pretentiously

phrasal verb

Display someone or something that is a source of pride.

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Her jeans were tight-fitting, showing off her compact figure

phrasal verb

Boastfully display one's abilities or accomplishments.

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He was showing off, trying to make a really big impression

verb

(of a bird) make a loud, harsh noise.

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The geese flew upriver, squawking

noun

A loud, harsh, or discordant noise made by a bird or a person.

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With a startled squawk the rook flew off

verb

To make a loud, unpleasant cry

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Sea gulls squawked overhead., employers have begun to squawk because of rising health insurance cos…

verb

Walk or behave in a very confident and arrogant or self-important way.

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He swaggered along the corridor

noun

A very confident and arrogant or self-important gait or manner.

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They strolled around the camp with an exaggerated swagger

adjective

Denoting a coat or jacket cut with a loose flare from the shoulders.

verb

Display one's wealth, knowledge, or achievements in a way that is intended to impress others.

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He was swanking about, playing the dashing young master spy

noun

Behaviour, talk, or display intended to impress others.

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A little money will buy you a good deal of swank

adjective

Stylishly luxurious and expensive.

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They were photographed coming out of some swank nightclub

noun

A brass musical instrument with a flared bell and a bright, penetrating tone. the modern instrument has the tubing looped to form a straight-sided coil, with three valves.

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Nor is it all normal trumpets: this cd boasts piccolo trumpets, bass trumpets, cornets and flugelho…

verb

Play a trumpet.

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A jazz band trumpeted on the stage behind, and the kids danced until dark

noun

A brass musical instrument that plays high notes, with keys that are pressed to vary the notes and played by blowing into it, or this type of instrument generally; a horn

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We heard the elephants trumpeting in the distance., he’s been trumpeting political reform for years…