caw

noun

Definition of cawnext
as in crow

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Recent Examples of caw Sweet tweets, soft moans, the distant caw of a shore bird piloting toward the sea, spirited and hopeful, daylight already breaking through. — Literary Hub, 13 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for caw
  1. crow
  2. squawk
  3. screech
  4. chirp
  5. cluck
  6. mew
  7. bark
  8. cackle
Noun
  • In both Antipodean countries, the virus was first found in the same type of subantarctic seabird –– the brown skua, an aggressive scavenger that is prone to attacking like a crow.
    — Todd Symons, CNN Money, 22 July 2026
  • It’s formulated with key ingredients such as Palmitoyl Tripeptide-38 to smooth out the skin’s texture, including roughness and crow’s feet.
    — Jessie Quinn, StyleCaster, 21 July 2026
Definition of crow
Noun
  • For aviation geeks or those who simply want to keep track of their plane’s unique flying data and route, squawk codes can be tracked on apps and websites like Flightradar24 and Flight Beacon.
    — Staff Author, Travel + Leisure, 22 July 2026
  • Air traffic control at Heathrow cleared the flight for a priority return after the pilots issued a squawk 7700 — the code for a general emergency.
    — Charlotte Phillipp, PEOPLE, 12 June 2026
Definition of squawk
Noun
  • Equally notable throughout the game was the angry screech, reserved for whenever the Czech Republic players had the ball — or worse — were given a free kick.
    — Jack Lang, New York Times, 26 June 2026
  • Guests range from ordinary commuters to figures like Cate Blanchett and Julian Casablancas, all subject to the same fluorescent lighting and ambient subway screech.
    — Arushi Jacob, Variety, 19 June 2026
Definition of screech
Noun
  • What started as a creative chirp is now stitched into the vernacular—less insult, more itinerary, as the shift from the rink to the links has become engrained as hockey’s preferred therapy.
    — Mike Dojc, Forbes.com, 27 Apr. 2026
  • Then, sit back and listen to the sweet chirp of birds, watch the butterflies, and enjoy the fragrances from your beautiful container garden.
    — Cameron Beall, Southern Living, 16 Apr. 2026
Definition of chirp
Noun
  • In Threes, builds its sentences from splats, crashes, clucks, clinks, whooshes, and thuds.
    — Shaad D’Souza, Pitchfork, 20 Apr. 2026
  • On a recent Saturday, visitors swelter under the sun in a long line stretching into the dirt parking lot and swap rumors as passing chickens cluck at their ankles.
    — Phillip Valys, Sun Sentinel, 18 Apr. 2026
Definition of cluck
Noun
  • London mews house When Madonna first began dating Guy Ritchie in the late ’90s, the pair lived together in a two-bedroom, two-bathroom flat in South Kensington, London, that the director reportedly had already owned.
    — Joyce Chen, Architectural Digest, 20 Apr. 2026
  • As Ross, Martin’s friend and confidante, Kevin Singer has the insinuating righteousness of a slinky cat, his line readings all mews and snarls.
    — Steven Winn, San Francisco Chronicle, 3 Apr. 2026
Definition of mew
Noun
  • The most famous item is a birch-bark saddle emblazoned with a prancing horse – the design from which the tomb takes its modern name.
    — The Week UK, TheWeek, 26 July 2026
  • The next week will see the Larson and Bronin stripping the bark off each other on the air and in mailboxes.
    — Kevin Rennie, Hartford Courant, 25 July 2026
Definition of bark
Noun
  • Bill Gates and OpenAI CEO Sam Altman cackle as Capitol police drag the man away.
    — Garrett Shanley, Miami Herald, 10 June 2026
  • When Pirog played a flashy line, which was often, Vile let out a cackle, an impish, cowpoke whoopee ti-yi-yo.
    — Nick Paumgarten, New Yorker, 8 June 2026
Definition of cackle

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