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caw

 
pronunciation:
kaw
parts of speech:
noun, verb
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part of speech: noun
definition: A caw is a harsh sound that some birds make. A black bird called a crow makes this sound.
Sometimes my little sister's crying sounds like a crow's caw.
 
part of speech: verb
inflections: caws, cawing, cawed
definition: When something caws, it makes a harsh bird sound with its voice. It makes the sound that a crow makes.
The cawing of birds wakes my dad up every morning at six o'clock.
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