cawing
- present participle of caw.
Example Sentences
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Johnson pledges his devotion to tropes like cawing ravens and thunderous rainstorms while giving his various red herrings silly nicknames like “the knife robot” and “the clangy clunk.”
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 25, 2025
"These crows rise early and interrupt our sleep with their annoying squeals and cawing," Mombasa resident Victor Kimuli told the BBC.
From BBC • Aug. 1, 2024
The noises of the Puget Sound filled the air: ship horns blowing, gulls cawing, music playing.
From Seattle Times • Aug. 20, 2021
As my mother and I were taking an evening walk down an alleyway in our neighborhood, several cawing crows drew our attention up toward a fabulous spectacle of reds and greens in the sky.
From Salon • Sep. 28, 2019
The crow was sitting on the fence, pecking ineffectively at the string with his bill, cawing softly to himself, a miserable sound.
From "Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH" by Robert C. O'Brien
