caw
noun
the harsh, grating cry of the crow, raven, etc.
were cawing
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past progressiveof caw.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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When she raised her eyes again the east was all aglow with the pink and purple dawn, and the rooks were cawing in the pines across the meadow.
From Beth Woodburn by Maud Petitt
The rooks were cawing with many-voiced monotony, apparently—by a remarkable approximation to human intelligence—finding great conversational resources in the change of weather.
From Scenes of Clerical Life by George Eliot
In the fields the crows were cawing, and beyond the network of branch and bough the river flashed and murmured among its multitude of islets.
From Lewis Rand by Mary Johnston
The crows were cawing over his head as he endeavoured to find the path over the snow-clad fields.
From Absolution by Clara Viebig
The rooks, disturbed by this activity, were cawing noisily in the willows, and the starlings sang their loudest unceasingly as though rejoicing that there was a wedding at the Tsybukins'.
From The Witch and other stories by Anton Pavlovich Chekhov
