cockcrowing
Morning farm alarm
Cockcrowing refers to the time of day when roosters crow, traditionally at or just before dawn.
It appears most often in biblical and literary contexts to mark the early morning hours, as in the story of Peter's denial of Christ before the cock crowed.
The term is archaic in everyday speech, replaced by simpler expressions like at dawn or at first light, but persists in religious and poetic usage.
Morning light's arrival
- daybreakMorning's first light
- auroraAtmospheric light display
- twilightLight after sunset
- horizonApparent earth-sky meeting
glimmer · dawning · sunup · early · prelude · beginning · matins · vigil
Male name, means rock
- denialRefusal to accept reality
- betrayalBreaking of trust
- gospelSacred choral tradition
- scriptureSacred religious writings
Gethsemane · repentance · prophecy · apostle · rooster · thrice · warning · remorse
Male domestic fowl
- henhousePoultry dwelling
- barnyardFarm's animal enclosure
- poultryBirds raised for food
- coopPoultry enclosure
flock · hens · farmhouse · livestock · pasture · countryside · homestead · rural
Urgent warning signal
- alertnessActive mental awareness
- stirringArousing strong emotion
- risingAct of ascending
- awakeningReturn to consciousness
rouse · vigilance · watchfulness · sleeplessness · restlessness · bedside · snooze · yawning
sunrise
Morning light's arrival
horizon · glimmer · dawning · sunup · early · prelude · beginning · matins · vigil · chanticleer
Peter
Male name, means rock
scripture · Gethsemane · repentance · prophecy · apostle · rooster · thrice · warning · remorse · faithlessness
rooster
Male domestic fowl
coop · flock · hens · farmhouse · livestock · pasture · countryside · homestead · rural · rustic
alarm
Urgent warning signal
awakening · rouse · vigilance · watchfulness · sleeplessness · restlessness · bedside · snooze · yawning · stretching
cockcrowingowl hooting
Raptor's vocal call
cricket chirping · taps · lullaby · night sounds · evensong