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caw
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.
--n. the harsh cry of a rook, crow, etc.
--v.intr. utter this cry.
Etymology
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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, yawpROGET 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.For further exploring for "caw" in Webster Dictionary Online