cawed

Made crow sounds

Cawed is the past tense of caw, the harsh cry made by crows, ravens, and similar birds.

The sound is raspy and abrupt: Crows cawed from the treetops.

The word imitates the sound itself.

sound

harsh

Unpleasantly severe or rough

squawk · shriek · hoarse · loud · raucous · piercing · strident · croaking · grating · cacophony

corvid

raven

Large black carrion bird

  • rookChess piece or corvid
  • magpieChattering corvid, loves shinies
  • carrionPutrefying animal remains

scavenger · intelligent · glossy · black · perch · roost · flock · murder · unkindness · territorial

ominous

foreboding

Fearful anticipation of harm

haunting · warning · macabre · gothic · battlefield · gallows · superstition · death · darkness · premonition

morning

dawn

Day's first glow

awakening · early · rooftop · treetop · announcing · sentinel · watchful · greeting · routine · familiar

Opposites
sound production vs. silence

cawedhushed

Reduced to silence

was silent · muted · still · silent · stilled

harsh vs. melodic vocalization

cawedsang

Voiced a tune

warbled · trilled · chirped · cooed · whistled

Family

caw, cawing, caws

Familiarity
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Profile
Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G