caw
pronunciation
How to pronounce caw in British English:
UK [kɔ:]
How to pronounce caw in American English:
US [kɔ]
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- Noun:
- the sound made by corvine birds
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- Verb:
- utter a cry, characteristic of crows, rooks, or ravens
Word Origin
- caw (v.)
- "make a sound like a crow, raven, etc.," 1580s, imitative. Related: Cawed; cawing.
- caw (n.)
- 1660s, from caw (v.).
Example
- 1. I need you to caw with me .
- 2. A throaty caw rang through the halls of hel 's palace , echoing hollowly off the walls , summoning the dead .
- 3. Heard the same crow 's caw , in a morning filled weak sunshine .
- 4. The crow , anxious to refute the reflection cast upon her voice , set up a loud caw and dropped the flesh .
- 5. Cuckoo caw blood is called out spring return -- write down hua ping county zhang guimei of teacher of middle school of outstanding party member , people .