cawing

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for cawing
Adjective
  • In the first piece, Belcher takes a strident approach, with deep feeling and flow.
    Sheila Regan, Twin Cities, 11 July 2025
  • As the technology and its outputs become ubiquitous, AI executives have grown strident, even brazen, about the technology’s stakes.
    Matteo Wong, The Atlantic, 8 July 2025
Adjective
  • Colbert also announced the cancellation to his own audience on Thursday's episode of The Late Show, which was greeted with a raucous round of booing.
    Ryan Coleman, EW.com, 18 July 2025
  • The course last hosted The Open in 2019, when Shane Lowry triumphed in front of a raucous home crowd.
    Devlina Sarkar, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 July 2025
Adjective
  • The Tatum injury sent Boston’s dynastic rise into a screeching halt.
    Kristian Winfield, Hartford Courant, 23 June 2025
  • The running faucet of titles came to a screeching halt after the Habs won 32 years ago.
    David Close, CNN Money, 17 June 2025
Adjective
  • Cramming his wide screen with the comings and goings of a 24-character ensemble, Altman creates an incredible, cacophonous entertainment, equal parts comedy and tragedy, featuring terrific original songs and an unforgettable ending.
    Samantha Bergeson, IndieWire, 18 July 2025
  • This year's trip to Thailand was an exercise in incivility and taboo-breaking, a cacophonous symphony of troubled souls colliding amid Mai Tais and monkeys.
    Kelly Lawler, USA Today, 12 June 2025
Adjective
  • To get your bathtub pristine white again, avoid using bleach, ammonia, or super abrasive chemicals.
    Daley Quinn, Southern Living, 20 July 2025
  • To keep this pan looking and baking its best, avoid metal utensils or abrasive cleaners, and hand-wash it with warm, soapy water to remove any residue.
    Jordan Liberty Phillips, Better Homes & Gardens, 2 July 2025
Adjective
  • On the set of the new Prime Video series back in March, the juxtaposition is jarring.
    EW.com, EW.com, 15 July 2025
  • Rather than relying on a post-credits scene to set up DaCosta's film, Boyle opted instead for a tonally jarring final act to his movie.
    Eliana Dockterman, Time, 11 July 2025
Adjective
  • Curtis ultimately wins out; Yesterday is sugary-sweet in a way that’s discordant with most of the rest of Boyle’s filmography.
    Tim Grierson, Vulture, 20 June 2025
  • But dreams can easily turn into nightmares, and this particular lullaby is more than a little discordant.
    Philip Elliott, Time, 19 June 2025
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to show current usage. Read More Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.

Browse Nearby Words

Cite this Entry

“Cawing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cawing. Accessed 1 Aug. 2025.

More from Merriam-Webster on cawing

Last Updated: - Updated example sentences
Love words? Need even more definitions?

Subscribe to America's largest dictionary and get thousands more definitions and advanced search—ad free!