CAWING Synonyms: 58 Similar and Opposite Words

cawing

adjective

as in strident

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Adjective

One way that has come to me is through adding a thought someone once shared with me to any strident viewpoint that comes to me.

— The Christian Science Monitor, Christian Science Monitor, 28 Oct. 2026
In that version, President Joe Biden, newly empowered with a decisive electoral victory and a country desperate for change, would have been strident in his defense of American democracy.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 26 Oct. 2026

Definition of strident

Adjective

Some loyalists donned their best Boston Raiders or Montreal Metros T-shirts, others filled their special edition popcorn buckets and soda cups, but all erupted into raucous cheers while viewing the penultimate and final episodes of the first season.

— Isabelle Farina, Variety, 9 Nov. 2026
In three straight home games, the Carolina Panthers heard a raucous home crowd use their collective might to be heard.

— Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 8 Nov. 2026

Definition of raucous

Adjective

The Chinese government back then took NBA games off state television, apparel was removed from stores, and decades of growth for the league in China ground to a screeching halt.

— Eben Novy-Williams, Sportico.com, 30 Oct. 2026
In the bystander’s footage from behind, a screeching noise is heard before the Tahoe jolts forward.

— Eduardo Cuevas, CNN Money, 25 Oct. 2026

Definition of screeching

Adjective

If Google can amend its complaint to argue that rights holders directly authorized Google to use its anti-scraping technology to prevent unauthorized access to content, then Google may be able to block a very limited amount of SerpApi’s scraping.

— Ashley Belanger, ArsTechnica, 27 July 2026
Recently, internet infrastructure provider Cloudflare likened the platform to North Korean hackers for bypassing anti-scraping protections on websites.

— PC Magazine, PC Magazine, 7 Aug. 2025

Definition of scraping

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But beneath the pop-culture surface, this is also a story of families, about all the chatter and the cacophonous who-knows-what that goes on when a parent dies in unusual circumstances.

— Damon Wise, Deadline, 5 Nov. 2026
The lower-register instruments in this track are also fairly mellow in the recording, and the subtle bass in the headphones almost pushes them into obscurity, further piling everything into the cacophonous middle.

— Mark Knapp, PC Magazine, 15 Oct. 2026

Definition of cacophonous

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Physical exfoliation scrubs away dead skin with an abrasive, while chemical exfoliation uses acids to dissolve the bonds holding dead cells in place.

— Hanna Wickes, Sacbee.com, 5 Nov. 2026
Coir doormats, made with coconut fiber, are appreciated for their coarse, abrasive textures.

— BestReviews, Chicago Tribune, 3 Nov. 2026

Definition of abrasive

Adjective

For a kid with a handful of credits (a John Lewis Home Insurance ad among them), the difference was initially slightly jarring.

— Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 6 Nov. 2026
When the Iqaluit shoot finally began this March, Lambe and the creators recall, the temperature was also 20 C colder than in Season 1 — a jarring drop even by Arctic standards.

— Max Gao, Los Angeles Times, 6 Nov. 2026

Definition of jarring

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