Caw
[kɔː] or [kɔ]
Definition
(noun.) the sound made by corvine birds.
(verb.) utter a cry, characteristic of crows, rooks, or ravens.
Checked by Barry--From WordNet
Definition
(v. i.) To cry like a crow, rook, or raven.
(n.) The cry made by the crow, rook, or raven.
Typist: Ruben
Definition
v.i. to cry as a crow.—n. the cry of a crow—also Kaw.—n. Caw′ing.
Typed by Anton
Examples
- At last the woods rose; the rookery clustered dark; a loud cawing broke the morning stillness. Charlotte Bronte. Jane Eyre.
- He flew straight away through the trees without cawing. Hemingway, Ernest. For Whom The Bell Tolls.
- The information was unnecessary; for the incessant cawing of the unconscious rooks sufficiently indicated their whereabouts. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
- The rooks cawed, and blither birds sang; but nothing was so merry or so musical as my own rejoicing heart. Charlotte Bronte. Jane Eyre.
- The bird cawed and flew up. Hemingway, Ernest. For Whom The Bell Tolls.
- The rooks cawed loudly in the trees above; mixed with their hoarse cries I heard a lively strain of music. Mary Shelley. The Last Man.
Editor: Maggie