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BNC: 39857 COCA: 30288

caw

1 ENTRIES FOUND:
caw /ˈkɑː/ noun
plural caws
caw
/ˈkɑː/
noun
plural caws
Learner's definition of CAW
[count]
: the loud sound made by a crow or a similar bird乌鸦叫声

— caw

verb caws; cawed; cawing [no object]

— cawing

noun [noncount]
BNC: 39857 COCA: 30288
cawed; cawing; caws

intransitive verb

: to utter the harsh raucous natural call of the crow or a similar cry
caw noun

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web Besides the bodily functions of Wake, the constant rhythm of waves crashing, seagulls cawing and machines humming on this isolated rock are some of the constants that carry from the dead of night to daybreak. Garrett Mitchell, azcentral, 24 Oct. 2019 The severity of the framing can seem at first like a distortion of reality, much like the wild, teeming soundscape, alive with buzzing insects, cawing birds, giggling children and distant gunshots. Justin Chang, latimes.com, 26 Apr. 2018 After Mike and Tina had quietly whispered their good-byes and slipped away, Rob and Laura, alone again on the mattress, listened to the muted sounds of the hot-tub party and the tropical birds caw-caw-ing softly in the night. Davy Rothbart, GQ, 18 July 2017 Above us, ravens wheeled and dove, circled and played, gliding up the cliff face on the drafts, and cawing down at the silly humans. Erin Mckittrick, Alaska Dispatch News, 11 July 2017

Word History

Etymology

imitative

First Known Use

1589, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of caw was in 1589
BNC: 39857 COCA: 30288

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