Antonyms for caw

Grammar : Noun, verb

Spell : kaw

Phonetic Transcription : kɔ

Definition of caw

Origin : "make a sound like a crow, raven, etc.," 1580s, imitative. Related: Cawed; cawing.

As in cry : noun calling out; yelling
As in squawk : verb make high-pitched, animal-like sound
As in croak : verb make husky, squawking noise
As in crow : verb brag, exult
As in cry : verb call out, yell

Example sentences :

Hast thou heard the saying of Angar, Son of Caw the celebrated warrior?
Extract from : « Y Gododin » by Aneurin

Yes, Gab flapped in at the shop this afternoon to caw over it.
Extract from : « Shavings » by Joseph C. Lincoln

“Caw, caw,” said a big raven that hopped on the stone in front of her.
Extract from : « Boys and Girls Bookshelf (Vol 2 of 17) » by Various

Like this: I my go up—I cawn't come dahn; no more can Muvver.
Extract from : « The Foundations (Fourth Series Plays) » by John Galsworthy

We had reached the Caw River, where there were Indians to ferry us across.
Extract from : « Ten American Girls From History » by Kate Dickinson Sweetser

Jimmy Crow hopped about him and chuckled softly, "Caw, caw!"
Extract from : « Jimmy Crow » by Edith Francis Foster

I know all the birds say when they twitter and chirp, caw and coo, gobble and cluck.
Extract from : « Europa's Fairy Book » by Joseph Jacobs

The caw of the house-crow is replaced by the deeper note of the corby.
Extract from : « Birds of the Indian Hills » by Douglas Dewar

At that instant the bird freed his head, and with a triumphant “caw!”
Extract from : « The Floating Light of the Goodwin Sands » by R.M. Ballantyne

His "Caw, caw" could be heard half a mile away, if the wind was right.
Extract from : « The Tale of Jasper Jay » by Arthur Scott Bailey

Synonyms for caw

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