Antonyms for caws
| Grammar : Noun, verb |
| Spell : kaw |
| Phonetic Transcription : kɔ |
Definition of caws
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
- Whistles and chirps, coos and caws and croaks, would have grown familiar to him.
- Extract from : « Irish Fairy Tales » by James Stephens
- If a crow hops and caws on the roof a guest may be expected.
- Extract from : « The Popular Religion and Folk-Lore of Northern India, Vol. II (of 2) » by W. Crooke
- Thus the Konzas, Kausaus, or Caws, lay in their annual stores.
- Extract from : « Early Western Travels 1748-1846, Volume 28 » by Various
- The probability was that they had gone to the guardianship of our neighbours, the Caws.
- Extract from : « Early Western Travels 1748-1846, Volume 28 » by Various
- He ended it by flapping his arms in imitation of flying, and emitting a series of caws.
- Extract from : « Neighbours » by Robert Stead
- Hence a crow that caws at night is thought to be an evil spirit.
- Extract from : « The Manbos of Mindano » by John M. Garvan
- Three caws for Mr. Norton, our 'stinguished and celebrated Scoutmaster.
- Extract from : « The Boy Scouts of Bob's Hill » by Charles Pierce Burton
- There is a rustle among the flock, a sharp exchange of caws, and one may almost imagine the questions and answers which pass.
- Extract from : « Side Lights » by James Runciman
- He gave three caws so real that I almost thought it was a sure enough crow.
- Extract from : « The Boy Scouts of Bob's Hill » by Charles Pierce Burton
- Agriculture flourished; the Welsh words for “plough” and “cheese” are “aradr” and “caws”—the Latin aratrum and caseus.
- Extract from : « A Short History of Wales » by Owen M. Edwards
Synonyms for caws
- acclamation
- babble
- bark
- bawl
- bay
- bellow
- bleat
- blow
- bluster
- boast
- cackle
- call
- caw
- chatter
- cheer
- clack
- clamor
- cluck
- cock-a-doodle-doo
- coo
- croak
- crow
- cry
- ejaculate
- ejaculation
- exclaim
- exclamation
- expletive
- flourish
- fuss
- gabble
- gas
- gasp
- gloat
- glory in
- gobble
- groan
- growl
- grunt
- gurgle
- hail
- hiss
- holler
- holler out
- hoot
- howl
- hullabaloo
- hurrah
- jubilate
- low
- meow
- mewling
- moo
- motto
- mouth
- nicker
- note
- outcry
- pipe
- prate
- puff
- quack
- report
- roar
- rodomontade
- ruckus
- scream
- screech
- shout
- shriek
- sing out
- snarl
- song
- squall
- squawk
- squeak
- strut
- swagger
- trill
- triumph
- tweet
- uproar
- utter huskily
- utter throatily
- vaunt
- vociferate
- vociferation
- wail
- wheeze
- whine
- whinny
- whistle
- whoop
- yammer
- yap
- yawp
- yell
- yelp
- yoo-hoo
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