caw

• POS: Noun, Verb (intransitive)

CIDE DICTIONARY

caw, v. i. [Imitative. √22 Cf. Chough.].

 To cry like a crow, rook, or raven.  [1913 Webster]
"Rising and cawing at the gun's report."  [1913 Webster]

caw, n. 

 The cry made by the crow, rook, or raven.  [1913 Webster]

OXFORD DICTIONARY

caw, n. & v.
--n. the harsh cry of a rook, crow, etc.
--v.intr. utter this cry.

Etymology

imit.

THESAURUS

caw

belch, blare, blat, bray, burr, buzz, cackle, call, carol, chatter, cheep, chirk, chirp, chirr, chirrup, chitter, chuck, clack, clang, clangor, clank, clash, cluck, cock-a-doodle-doo, coo, craunch, croak, cronk, crow, crump, crunch, cuckoo, drum, gabble, gaggle, gobble, grind, groan, growl, grumble, guggle, honk, hoo, hoot, jangle, jar, peep, pip, pipe, quack, rasp, roll, scold, scranch, scrape, scratch, scrunch, sing, snarl, snore, squawk, trill, twang, tweet, twit, twitter, warble, whistle, yawp

ROGET THESAURUS

caw

Ululation

VB cry, roar, bellow, blare, rebellow, growl, snarl, bark, bow-wow, yelp, bay, bay at the moon, yap, yip, yipe, growl, yarr, yawl, snarl, howl, grunt, gruntle, snort, squeak neigh, whinny, bray, mew, mewl, meow, purr, caterwaul, pule, baa, bleat, low, moo, troat, croak, peep, coo, gobble, quack, honk, gaggle, guggle, crow, caw, squawk, screech cackle, cluck, clack, chuck, chuckle, hoot, hoo, chirp, cheep, chirrup, twitter, cuckoo, warble, trill, tweet, pipe, whistle, hum, buzz, hiss, blatter, ratatat.