caw

caw (kô)

The hoarse raucous sound that is characteristic of a crow or similar bird.

intr.v. cawed, caw·ing, caws

To utter such a hoarse raucous sound.

[Imitative.]

caw [kɔː]

the cry of a crow, rook, or raven

(intr) to make this cry

[of imitative origin]

CAW

abbreviation for

(Business / Industrial Relations & HR Terms) Canadian Auto Workers (trade union)

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Noun	1.	caw - the sound made by corvine birds cry - the characteristic utterance of an animal; "animal cries filled the night"
Verb	1.	caw - utter a cry, characteristic of crows, rooks, or ravens let loose, let out, utter, emit - express audibly; utter sounds (not necessarily words); "She let out a big heavy sigh"; "He uttered strange sounds that nobody could understand"

Translations

caw [kɔː]

A. N → graznido m

B. VI → graznar

caw [ˈkɔː] vi [bird] → croasser

caw

vi → krächzen

n → (heiserer) Schrei

caw [kɔː]

1. n → gracchio

2. vi → gracchiare

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The travelers turned towards the sound and wondered what it foreboded, when one of them said to his companion, "Let us proceed on our journey, my friend, for it is only the caw of a crow, and her cry, you know, is no omen.

Fables by Aesop View in context

And the dogs and the children would all run up and follow behind him; and even the crows that lived in the church-tower would caw and nod their heads.

The Story of Doctor Dolittle by Lofting, Hugh View in context

Leaving them to swing and caw, the travelling chariot rolls on to the house, where fires gleam warmly through some of the windows, though not through so many as to give an inhabited expression to the darkening mass of front.

Bleak House by Dickens, Charles View in context

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