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From: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

 Crow v. i. [imp. Crew or Crowed p. p. Crowed (Crown Obs.); p. pr. & vb. n. Crowing.]
 1. To make the shrill sound characteristic of a cock, either in joy, gayety, or defiance. “The cock had crown.”
    The morning cock crew loud.   --Shak.
 2. To shout in exultation or defiance; to brag.
 3. To utter a sound expressive of joy or pleasure.
 The sweetest little maid,
 That ever crowed for kisses.   --Tennyson.
 To crow over, to exult over a vanquished antagonist.
    Sennacherib crowing over poor Jerusalem.   --Bp. Hall.

From: WordNet (r) 2.0

 crowing
      adj : exhibiting self-importance; "big talk" [syn: boastful, braggart(a),
             bragging(a), braggy, big, cock-a-hoop, self-aggrandizing,
             self-aggrandising]
      n : an instance of boastful talk; "his brag is worse than his
          fight"; "whenever he won we were exposed to his
          gasconade" [syn: brag, bragging, crow, vaporing,
          line-shooting, gasconade]