Caw
(verb)
To make the harsh cry of a crow or raven.
Origin:
Imitative origin, imitating the sound made by a crow.
Examples:
- The crow perched on the fence and cawed loudly.
- The sound of the cawing woke me up early in the morning.
- As we walked through the forest, we could hear the cawing of many crows.
- The little boy was frightened by the cawing of the birds.
- The cawing of the birds created an eerie atmosphere in the cemetery.