Antonyms for cawing

Grammar : Verb

Spell : kaw

Phonetic Transcription : kɔ

Definition of cawing

Origin : 1660s, from caw (v.).

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 :

And in one tree sat a raven, beating his wings and cawing loudly.
Extract from : « The Chinese Fairy Book » by Various

I listened, and heard the cawing of rooks, the neighing of horses, and the lowing of cattle.
Extract from : « The Birthright » by Joseph Hocking

At intervals they all rise in the air, and wheel about, all cawing at once.
Extract from : « Bird Stories from Burroughs » by John Burroughs

So back they came, cawing at the top of their lungs, for they were very much excited.
Extract from : « Blacky the Crow » by Thornton W. Burgess

Never had Blacky felt more like cawing at the top of his lungs.
Extract from : « Blacky the Crow » by Thornton W. Burgess

But, till that happy time, take my advice, and submit to the cawing.
Extract from : « The Kellys and the O'Kellys » by Anthony Trollope

Their cawing was so constant, that she become superstitious, and declared she could not stand it.
Extract from : « A Summer's Outing » by Carter H. Harrison

The rooks were cawing and wheeling about the tree-tops, settling for the night.
Extract from : « Yorkshire Oddities, Incidents and Strange Events » by S. Baring-Gould

It sits on the edge of the nest and makes laudable, if ludicrous, efforts at cawing.
Extract from : « Birds of the Plains » by Douglas Dewar

Feathers flew in all directions; the cawing and screaming were almost deafening.
Extract from : « Jungle Folk » by Douglas Dewar

Synonyms for cawing

Based on : Thesaurus.com - Gutenberg.org - Dictionary.com - Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019