Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913 crowing · IPA /ˈkɹoʊɪŋ/ 01 adj. same as bragging. 1. same as bragging. See: bragging Syn. boastful, braggart(prenominal), bragging(prenominal), braggy, big, cock-a-hoop, self-aggrandizing, vainglorious.