caw
- the harsh, grating cry of the crow, raven, etc.
- to utter this cry or a similar sound.
Origin of caw
Related Words for cawing
screech, cackle, hoot, yap, squawk, boast, gloat, strut, growl, exclaim, shout, whoop, cheer, holler, coo, bark, grunt, shriek, scream, howlExamples from the Web for cawing
Contemporary Examples of cawing
If your 11-year-old mocks you by making a cawing voice, upturn his dinner plate and mock his mocking voice.
I love the rainy windy days of fall when thousands of crows populate the near landscape, cawing and scowling.
Historical Examples of cawing
And in one tree sat a raven, beating his wings and cawing loudly.
The Chinese Fairy BookVarious
I listened, and heard the cawing of rooks, the neighing of horses, and the lowing of cattle.
The BirthrightJoseph Hocking
At intervals they all rise in the air, and wheel about, all cawing at once.
Bird Stories from BurroughsJohn Burroughs
So back they came, cawing at the top of their lungs, for they were very much excited.
Blacky the CrowThornton W. Burgess
Never had Blacky felt more like cawing at the top of his lungs.
Blacky the CrowThornton W. Burgess
caw
- the cry of a crow, rook, or raven
- (intr) to make this cry
Word Origin for caw
CAW
- Canadian Auto Workers (trade union)
Word Origin and History for cawing
caw
1660s, from caw (v.).
caw
"make a sound like a crow, raven, etc.," 1580s, imitative. Related: Cawed; cawing.