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caw

[kaw] / kɔ /








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Meyers was greeted each morning by a green parrot named Pesto, who became the shop’s mascot and would caw, “Hellllow!”

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 4, 2025

Carrion crows can count out loud, effectively calling “one, two, three” as they caw, researchers report today in Science.

From Science Magazine ● May 22, 2024

Forty-seven miles west of Barry and Po’s yard, seagulls caw and circle the property that was once Pungo district hospital.

From The Guardian ● May 25, 2018

A few people are splashing in the water as seagulls swoop and caw overhead; groups of day-trippers eat ice cream on some modern steps by the beach.

From Washington Post ● Aug. 3, 2017

He perched on the pole and screamed a dark message in Edward’s left ear: Caw, caw, caw, without ceasing.

From "The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane" by Kate DiCamillo

One 16th Century tale sees Saint Peter trick Welshmen with the call caws bobi - Welsh for roasted cheese - which he said reflected the dish's cultural ties to Wales.

From BBC ● Jun. 6, 2025

An accordionist spurred the crowd of about 150 to dance, clap or yelp bird caws in approval.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 21, 2025

Estrildid finch songs, Japanese quail calls, squirrel monkey caws and even the ultrasonic vocalizations of house mice were used for comparison in the study.

From Salon ● Jan. 8, 2024

As scientists collect terabytes on terabytes of whale clicks and crow caws, they're hoping that deep learning can find patterns and meaning in the sounds that human beings have always missed.

From Scientific American ● Sep. 19, 2023

A swarm of black ravens swarmed the space, their caws deafening.

From "The Marvellers" by Dhonielle Clayton

Dierks Bentley’s stomps on his porch in Colorado jiggled the camera and an off-camera crow cawed at him.

From Washington Times ● Apr. 5, 2020

A workman passed through the garden, a bird cawed from the shade and flew away.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 11, 2018

Under diffused blue lighting, bartenders in short-sleeve lumberjack shirts sloshed drinks and the crowd cawed for an encore.

From New York Times ● Sep. 6, 2017

Crows in nearby trees cawed incessantly as the sisters considered what has happened here since the EPA arrived.

From Seattle Times ● May 24, 2010

An old crow cawed her thanks and flapped ahead with two smaller crows following after her, joining the rest as we started to walk.

From "Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky" by Kwame Mbalia

Thousands of cawing gulls perched on a rocky island, and newly hatched chicks bobbed in the water.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 4, 2025

"These crows rise early and interrupt our sleep with their annoying squeals and cawing," Mombasa resident Victor Kimuli told the BBC.

From BBC ● Aug. 1, 2024

Adjuah mixes in the odd SPD-SX drum machine or other synthesized percussion, but the album features almost nothing but acoustic percussion, vocals and the occasional sound of trees rustling or birds cawing.

From New York Times ● Jul. 27, 2023

The noises of the Puget Sound filled the air: ship horns blowing, gulls cawing, music playing.

From Seattle Times ● Aug. 20, 2021

It’s silent, no voices of children; only the monotonous cawing of a crow, and behind it the sea sound of distant traffic.

From "Cat's Eye" by Margaret Atwood




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