cawing

adjective

as in strident

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cawing
  1. strident
  2. squawking
  3. raucous
  4. screeching
  5. scraping
  6. cacophonous
  7. abrasive
  8. jarring
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  • Third, the family might have a strident belief that AI will aid their individual and collective challenges, serve each member, and yet also aid the family unit as a whole.
    — Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2026
  • Over the past 10 years, the misogyny of the manosphere has become more open and strident, but the big innovation seems to have been combining that conspiratorial misogyny with earnest self-help advice.
    — Adam Serwer, The Atlantic, 28 July 2026
Definition of strident
Adjective
  • If another family attempts to invade that space, they are hurriedly pushed away by loud squawking and aggressive flying.
    — Jim Clash, Forbes.com, 19 June 2026
Definition of squawking
Adjective
  • Golden State started 5 of 27 in front of a raucous, sellout crowd.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 20 Aug. 2026
  • But that blend of raucous laughs (OK, well, some raucous laughs, some mere attempts at them) and real world concerns makes for an uneasy watch, ping-ponging between moods and tones in unpredictable ways.
    — Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 20 Aug. 2026
Definition of raucous
Adjective
  • And in some parts of Greece, fires have forced tourism to come to a screeching halt.
    — Jackie Flynn Mogensen, Scientific American, 20 Aug. 2026
  • There are still so many dynamics among this cast worth exploring away from distractions like a screeching Tamra.
    — Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 17 Aug. 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
Adjective
  • That little note turned into this absolute cacophonous thunderstorm, all from that one note on the guitar.
    — Simon Vozick-Levinson, Rolling Stone, 11 Aug. 2026
  • In a packed, bustling restaurant, collective chatter reaches cacophonous levels, which is where mechanic Ninh (Nguyễn Quốc Tuấn) comes in.
    — Guy Lodge, Variety, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of cacophonous
Adjective
  • The cloths in this 24-pack are lint-free, soft, and non-abrasive.
    — Lauren Dana Ellman, Travel + Leisure, 19 Aug. 2026
  • Bleach, ammonia, steel wool, and abrasive pads can ruin the factory finish.
    — Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 18 Aug. 2026
Definition of abrasive
Adjective
  • Whiplash highlights the fast and often erratic steering, in this case of the organization, and the resulting abrupt, jarring change in mood, emotional state and sense of stability.
    — Liz Guthridge, Forbes.com, 17 Aug. 2026
  • Your husband’s abandonment was surely jarring, painful, and confusing.
    — R. Eric Thomas, Chicago Tribune, 15 Aug. 2026
Definition of jarring
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