caw
noun
the harsh, grating cry of the crow, raven, etc.
have been cawing
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present perfect progressiveof caw.present perfect progressive
Used to describe an action that began in the past, has continued continuously, and is still in progress.
Example Sentences
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A chickadee was calling in the woods yesterday,—the only small bird I have taken note of yet; but, crows have been cawing in the woods for a week past, though not in very great numbers.
From Passages from the American Notebooks, Volume 2. by Nathaniel Hawthorne
