caw
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7.1
- noun
- /kɔ/
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- Now it comes, the cawing and the hacking, clear as a bell.
- crow cawing
- bird cawing
- a loud caw
Examples
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And when finally there were, their cawing came from far away.
Fiction book (1995) -
We hear a caw, and the Queen Tengu squints as she spots a falcon circling in the sky above.
Fiction book (1995) -
The cawing of whatever bird it was up in the sky was music to my ears.
Fiction book (1993) -
Even the cawing of the young ravens sounds joyous to me.
Fiction book (2001) -
The air about our heads throbs with their wingbeats and cawing.
Fiction book (1996) -
Their caws sounded like screams up close, a woman's scream, desperate and alone.
Fiction book (1999) -
Dordolio gave a somewhat subdued caw of laughter, slapped his hat against his thigh, and, signaling his comrades, walked away.
Fiction book (1993) -
The caw of the crow pierced the quiet morning air.
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We could hear the loud caw of the raven as it flew overhead.
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As the sun set, the persistent caw of the crows filled the sky.
Synonyms
45
1.6
A loud harsh sound like a goose or car horn
21
4.9
A loud, harsh sound often made by a bird
10
4.1
A loud high sharp sound a hen makes or a loud harsh laugh
9
1.4
A loud, high call made by a rooster
5
4.2
A deep, rough sound made by frogs or ravens
How Harsh
Surface Forms
Etymology
Caw is a word that copies the harsh sound a crow makes — the cry 'caw' — much like tweet copies a small bird's sound. So, caw means the loud, rough bird call you hear from crows and ravens.