caw
noun
the harsh, grating cry of the crow, raven, etc.
cawing
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present participleof caw.present participle
A verb form that is used in progressive verb constructions and may also function as a modifier or a gerund.
Example Sentences
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Thousands of cawing gulls perched on a rocky island, and newly hatched chicks bobbed in the water.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 4, 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
Adjuah mixes in the odd SPD-SX drum machine or other synthesized percussion, but the album features almost nothing but acoustic percussion, vocals and the occasional sound of trees rustling or birds cawing.
From New York Times ● Jul. 27, 2023
The noises of the Puget Sound filled the air: ship horns blowing, gulls cawing, music playing.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 20, 2021
She missed the winter afternoons of reading in the kolba mth Mullah Faizullah, the clink of icicles falling on her roof from the trees, the crows cawing outside from snow-burdened branches.
From "A Thousand Splendid Suns" by Khaled Hosseini
