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Caw
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun Caw has 1 sense
- caw(n = noun.event) - the sound made by corvine birds; is a kind of cry
Derived form verb caw1
Verb Caw has 1 sense
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
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, 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.
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