Definition of "caw" []

• The hoarse raucous sound that is characteristic of a crow or similar bird. (noun)
• To utter such a hoarse raucous sound. (verb-intransitive)

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• "The "caw" sounded more crowish, or perhaps raveny, obviously just a shout out to her black bird friends, as a way of compensating for her painful whiteness, blondness and blandness."
• "And the murder of crows was in the park again, but took off really quiet with only one tiny "caw" as I walked by after dinner."
• "The birds were identified as Fish Crows primarily by their nasal "caw" notes."