caw
Pronunciation Noun

caw (plural caws)

  1. The harsh cry of a crow.
Translations Verb

caw (caws, present participle cawing; past and past participle cawed)

  1. To make the harsh cry of a crow, rook, or raven.
    • c. 1595–1596, William Shakespeare, “A Midsommer Nights Dreame”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies: Published According to the True Originall Copies (First Folio), London: Printed by Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, OCLC 606515358 ↗, [Act III, scene ii]:
      Rising and cawing at the gun's report.
Translations Interjection
  1. Cry of a crow.
Translations
  • Russian: кар



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