caw

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Noun
  • Other names for the full moon in March include the eagle moon, goose moon, crow comes back moon and sugar moon, according to the Almanac.
    Hannah Poukish, Sacramento Bee, 7 Mar. 2025
  • The Thing with Feathers, from writer-director Dylan Southern and starring the actor as a grieving father haunted by a giant crow, had its world premiere at the 2025 Sundance Film Festival on Jan. 25.
    Jack Smart, People.com, 4 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • The Republican conference is rife with sticking points as budget hawks squawk and some House Republicans insist on increasing the state and local tax deduction.
    Taylor Giorno, The Hill, 30 Dec. 2024
  • There’s no dialogue, at least none decipherable to human ears — everything is a symphony of meows, woofs, squawks, grunts, squeaks, squeals and simian cries.
    David Fear, Rolling Stone, 20 Nov. 2024
Noun
  • The jungle struck up its evening symphony: the sweet chittering of insects, the distant bellowing of monkeys, the occasional screech of a kite.
    Charlie Cordero, New York Times, 7 Jan. 2025
  • But as the race against former President Trump screeches into its final week, joy has taken the back seat.
    David Lauter, Los Angeles Times, 26 Oct. 2024
Noun
  • One part of the study involved recording the mice making ultrasonic chirps.
    Nell Greenfieldboyce, NPR, 18 Feb. 2025
  • The adults-only (18+) property offers bright, minimalist rooms alongside pop-up dinners, a wraparound deck, and the peaceful chirps of the coquí frog at night.
    Mariette Williams, AFAR Media, 23 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • Male turkeys gobble and strut, puffing out their feathers, to impress hens, who yelp and cluck in response.
    Steve Waters, Miami Herald, 7 Mar. 2025
  • For me, the Caribbean is the cluck of a rooster during sunrise, a coconut from a roadside truck to quell the afternoon heat.
    Travel + Leisure Editors, Travel + Leisure, 2 Dec. 2024
Noun
  • Six months later the ones that got it right would be living in their own mews houses in Pimlico and looking fifteen years younger.
    Rachel Cusk, Harper's Magazine, 19 Feb. 2025
  • The neo-classical residence, in addition to a mews house on nearby Kinnerton Street, was sold by Fairway Capital to an unidentified U.K. buyer.
    Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 11 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • Even her bark is indecisive, like a steam whistle that vacillates between two unpleasant notes.
    Frank C. Hibben, Outdoor Life, 27 Feb. 2025
  • Single-trunked and straight, their bark color ranges from almost white to light gray and is smooth except for horizontal striations of darker grays.
    Andy Wilcox, Better Homes & Gardens, 14 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • As the needle creeps higher, the Aston Martin relaxes into its comfort zone and the exhaust sounds open up with a throaty roar.
    Kristin Shaw, Forbes, 3 Mar. 2025
  • But roars rang out for the police officers who tried to protect the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, and their unyielding assessments of Trump and his pardon of 1,500 supporters who breached the seat of Congress, including many who violently attacked law enforcement.
    Bill Barrow, Chicago Tribune, 24 Feb. 2025
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“Caw.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/caw. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.

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