caw Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun the sound made by corvine birds
  2. verb utter a cry, characteristic of crows, rooks, or ravens

WordNet

Caw intransitive verb
Etymology
Imitative. *22 Cf. Chough.
Wordforms
imperfect & past participle Cawed ; present participle & verbal noun Cawing
Definitions
  1. To cry like a crow, rook, or raven.
    Rising and cawing at the gun's report. Shak.
Caw noun
Definitions
  1. The cry made by the crow, rook, or raven.

Webster 1913