caw

Pronunciation

• enPR: kô, IPA ^(key): /kɔː/

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Noun

Singular caw

Plural caws

1. (countable) Caw is the crying sound of crow, raven or rook.

   The caw of the crow perched near me was quite loud.

Verb

Plain form caw

Third-person singular caws

Past tense cawed

Past participle cawed

Present participle cawing

1. (intransitive) If a crow, a raven or a rook cry, they caw.

   The crow cawed as it flew overhead.