cock-a-doodle-doo
/ˌkɒk ə ˌduːdl ˈduː/ (bre, ipa) · /ˌkɑːk ə ˌduːdl ˈduː/ (ame, ipa) · /¦käkə̇¦düdᵊlˈdü/ (ame, mw)
cock-a-doodle-doo — noun
1. the long, loud cry that a rooster makes, or the word people say when copying tha
the long, loud cry that a rooster makes, or the word people say when copying that sound
At first light, a sharp cock-a-doodle-doo came from the farm across the road.
hear a cock-a-doodle-doo from a nearby rooster
The children burst into laughter when Leo's toy rooster let out a cock-a-doodle-doo.
let out a cock-a-doodle-doo as an imitation
From the dark yard came a proud cock-a-doodle-doo before the hens began to stir.
One loud cock-a-doodle-doo woke the campers beside the apple trees.
- crow
more usual for the actual sound a rooster makes, especially in less playful writing
- rooster's cry
a plain descriptive phrase rather than the sound word itself
用法筆記
Often follows verbs such as hear, let out, and imitate when the sound itself is the focus. It can name the real cry of a rooster or a playful spoken copy of it.
cock-a-doodle-doo — verb
- cock-a-doodle-doopresent simple I / you / we / they
- cock-a-doodle-doos3rd person singular
- cock-a-doodle-dooing-ing form
- cock-a-doodle-dooedpast simple
1. to give the loud cry of a rooster, or to copy that cry in a playful way
to give the loud cry of a rooster, or to copy that cry in a playful way
From the fence, the old rooster cock-a-doodle-dooed before sunrise.
intransitive: a rooster cock-a-doodle-doos
Megan laughed as her little nephew cock-a-doodle-dooed around the kitchen.
people also cock-a-doodle-doo when copying the sound
Every morning, the white rooster cock-a-doodle-dooed outside Christopher's window.
During the school play, Eli cock-a-doodle-dooed backstage like the farmyard bird.
文法句型
a rooster cock-a-doodle-doos
cock-a-doodle-doo before sunrise
cock-a-doodle-doo like a rooster
用法筆記
This verb is playful and much less common than crow. The subject is usually a rooster, though people may also use it when someone is acting out the sound for fun.
2. to show your success in a loud, proud way, especially when other people think yo
to show your success in a loud, proud way, especially when other people think you are boasting too much
After the easy win, the captain cock-a-doodle-dooed in every interview.
cock-a-doodle-doo after a victory in a boastful way
Bruno could not stop cock-a-doodle-dooing about beating the top seed.
pattern: cock-a-doodle-doo about + success
The tabloid cock-a-doodle-dooed over the mayor's narrow court victory.
After guessing right once, Omar cock-a-doodle-dooed through the whole meeting.
- be modest
to avoid showing off after success
文法句型
cock-a-doodle-doo about a win
cock-a-doodle-doo over being right
用法筆記
Very rare and usually disapproving. Distinguish from sense 1, which is the literal cry of a rooster; this sense is about people or institutions showing off after a success or after being proved right.