caw
Example Sentences
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Today the only sounds were the cawing of an occasional magpie and the dry leaves crackling underfoot as Jonathan and his golden retriever, Moose, walked along the trail.
From Literature
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There was nothing except the birds, cawing overhead.
From Literature
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Johnson pledges his devotion to tropes like cawing ravens and thunderous rainstorms while giving his various red herrings silly nicknames like “the knife robot” and “the clangy clunk.”
From Los Angeles Times
Crows cawed from the fields like a gang of hecklers.
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Thousands of cawing gulls perched on a rocky island, and newly hatched chicks bobbed in the water.
From Los Angeles Times
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