bawk

Examples

• All

• Bawk, bawk, bawk.

  Jexi (2019)

• Bawk, bawk, bawk!

  An American Carol (2008)

• Bawk, bawk, bawk.

  Jexi (2019)

• Bawk, bawk, bawk!

  An American Carol (2008)

• Bawk! The chicken saw a fox and let out a loud warning.

• When the children played near the coop, the rooster began to bawk to get their attention.

• As soon as the farmer approached, the hens started to bawk in alarm.

Synonyms

B

boo

vsbawk

124 6.3

A short cry used to surprise or scare someone playfully

aims to attract attention or alarm by imitating a bird's cluck

B

brah

vsbawk

• Australian

22 9.9

A friendly shout used to get someone's attention or show surprise

instead imitates a bird sound to warn or attract others rather than address friends

E

eek

vsbawk

• Informal

7 9.6

A short cry of fear or surprise when something suddenly scares you

relies on a clucking imitation to signal alarm or attract notice

B

buh

vsbawk

• Informal

4 9.9

A short exclamation used to show surprise or get someone's attention

uses a bird-cluck imitation rather than a plain attention sound

B

boing

vsbawk

• Informal

4 9.6

A short sound people use to show surprise when something bounces

is an animal cluck imitation used to draw attention or show alarm

A

aagh

vsbawk

• Informal

3 9.9

A short cry people make when they are suddenly scared

uses a birdlike imitation specifically rather than a general fear cry

G

gadzooks

vsbawk

• Archaic

2 9.9

An old-fashioned shout to show surprise or annoyance

uses a bird-cluck imitation to warn or attract attention rather than old-fashioned shock words

A

aargh

vsbawk

• Informal

2 9.9

A short cry people make to show strong feelings like anger or pain

is narrower, using a bird-cluck noise to draw attention or alarm

Z

zounds

vsbawk

• Archaic

2 9.9

An old word people say to show surprise or anger

is focused on imitating an alarm cluck to get attention rather than broad astonishment

K

kaw

vsbawk

1 9.9

A short loud sound like a crow's call

is an imitation of a clucking bird used to signal alarm or get attention

S

swounds

vsbawk

• Archaic

1 9.9

An old word people say to show surprise, anger, or shock

is a simple animal-sound exclamation used to signal alarm or attract notice rather than an oath

Z

zooks

vsbawk

• Archaic

1 9.9

An old exclamation used to show surprise

is a modern-sounding bird imitation used specifically to signal alarm or attention

B

bleep of surprise

vsbawk

8.5

A short sharp sound someone makes to show surprise

uses a birdlike cluck sound specifically to attract attention or alarm

How Loud

to watch out

• Informal

498 3.0

bawk

• Informal

7 9.9

hey

• Informal

∞ 3.6

whoa

• Informal

∞ 7.2

psst

• Informal

43 9.9

Surface Forms

Etymology