caw

Noun · Verb

WordNet 3.0

Noun (1)

  1. the sound made by corvine birds

Verb (1)

  1. utter a cry, characteristic of crows, rooks, or ravens
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

Caw \Caw\ (k[add]), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Cawed (k[add]d); p. pr. & vb. n. Cawing.] [Imitative. [root]22 Cf. Chough.] To cry like a crow, rook, or raven. [1913 Webster]

Rising and cawing at the gun's report. --Shak. [1913 Webster]

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