caw

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Noun
  • The occasional caw of a crow, the chickadee-dee-dee of a chickadee, the big song of the little Carolina wren that now stays on our Pennsylvania farm all winter.
    Daryln Brewer Hoffstot Kristian Thacker, New York Times, 28 Mar. 2025
  • Other names for the full moon in March include the eagle moon, goose moon, crow comes back moon and sugar moon, according to the Almanac.
    Hannah Poukish, Sacramento Bee, 7 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • The show is thrilling as a sensory experience, humming with sinister percussive beats and the occasional muffled animal squawk in the distance.
    Sophie Gilbert, The Atlantic, 5 Apr. 2025
  • The young seals’ vocalizations are variable, sometimes shorter, other times longer, sometimes a warble, sometimes a wail, other times a squawk or monkey-like screeching.
    Ethan Baron, Mercury News, 28 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • His grandson toddled over, climbed into his lap, accepted a kiss with a screech of delight, and scooted off again.
    Ben Ehrenreich, Harpers Magazine, 26 Mar. 2025
  • One-take monologues are sliced in half, plot twists pause mid-gasp, and a car chase sequence screeches to a halt.
    Viren Naidu, IndieWire, 24 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • Audio is included too, and picks up chirps and songs clearly.
    PC Magazine, PC Magazine, 26 Mar. 2025
  • Although Marchand doesn’t mind saying a few chirps here and there.
    Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 12 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • To my ears the cluck of his call was even more seductive than the real thing.
    Dave Duffey, Outdoor Life, 2 Apr. 2025
  • Broody hens also cluck in a low tone, growl at other chickens when approached, and may keep their wings outstretched and their feathers puffed up.
    Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 21 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • He is survived by his family, a collection of trophy big-game mounts, and generations of bulls in Colorado’s West Elk Wilderness who knew him by bugle, chuckle, and mew.
    Andrew McKean, Outdoor Life, 19 Feb. 2025
  • Six months later the ones that got it right would be living in their own mews houses in Pimlico and looking fifteen years younger.
    Rachel Cusk, Harper's Magazine, 19 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • Spread it 2 to 3 inches deep and keep it an inch away from the bark of the stems.
    Beth Botts, Chicago Tribune, 12 Apr. 2025
  • The hostages had also written on bark leaves with charcoal and hidden the messages under stones and in trees in the hope that someone would find them.
    Lise Pedersen, Variety, 11 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • The tornado’s roar lasted only five seconds, but that was enough to demolish Bott’s service station, a family business and a Moundville, Missouri, landmark, leaving Bott in shock and with a feeling of uncertainty.
    Tammy Ljungblad, Kansas City Star, 3 Apr. 2025
  • Expect to hear the unmistakable wail of a vintage F1 car echoing across the speedway, the guttural roar of classic V8s ripping through gears, and the shriek of modern hypercars proving their worth on the track.
    Greg Engle, Forbes.com, 2 Apr. 2025
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“Caw.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/caw. Accessed 25 Apr. 2025.

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