to bawk

Examples

• All

• He wants to climb in through the window and prance her around the kitchen, bawking like a lunatic, drag her upstairs, pull the shades, bite off her buttons, and let the phone ring till it kills itself.

  Fiction book (2000)

• The chicken began to bawk loudly when it realized it was being chased by the dog.

• Bawk, bawk, bawk!

  An American Carol (2008)

• Bawk, bawk, bawk!

  An American Carol (2008)

• bawk bawk bawk, ba-gawk, bawk bawk bawk, ba-gawk'

  Summer Stock (1950)

• When he saw the approaching storm, he started to bawk and hesitate about going outside.

• As she stood at the edge of the diving board, she couldn't help but bawk in fear before jumping.

Synonyms

C

to cluck

vsto bawk

27 3.3

To make a series of short low sounds like a hen calling her chicks

also means hesitating or showing reluctance rather than only making sounds

How Hesitant

to stall

166 4.3

to bawk

1 9.1

to falter

4 5.4

to hesitate

318 2.5

to pause

346 1.0

Surface Forms

Etymology