caw
noun
the harsh, grating cry of the crow, raven, etc.
Example Sentences
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One 16th Century tale sees Saint Peter trick Welshmen with the call caws bobi - Welsh for roasted cheese - which he said reflected the dish's cultural ties to Wales.
From BBC ● Jun. 6, 2025
Estrildid finch songs, Japanese quail calls, squirrel monkey caws and even the ultrasonic vocalizations of house mice were used for comparison in the study.
From Salon ● Jan. 8, 2024
As scientists collect terabytes on terabytes of whale clicks and crow caws, they're hoping that deep learning can find patterns and meaning in the sounds that human beings have always missed.
From Scientific American ● Sep. 19, 2023
A bard crafts a sad ballad, And sang that ballad back: ’Twas a dark and sad and clammy day; A lark caws daftly, madly.
From Washington Post ● Nov. 10, 2022
They marched alongside the stream as it fattened into a river, alert all the while to the constant sound track of caws, shrieks, growls, and croaks.
From "Beauty Queens" by Libba Bray
