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crowing vs self-praise

self-praise vs crowing

crowing and self-praise both are nouns.

crowing is an adjective but self-praise is not an adjective.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
crowing Yes Yes No No
self-praise Yes No No No
As nouns, self-praise is a hypernym of crowing; that is, self-praise is a word with a broader meaning than crowing:
  • crowing: an instance of boastful talk
  • self-praise: speaking of yourself in superlatives
Other hypernyms of crowing include boast, boasting, jactitation.
crowing (noun) self-praise (noun)
an instance of boastful talk speaking of yourself in superlatives
crowing (adjective) self-praise (adjective)
exhibiting self-importance
Difference between crowing and self-praise

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