caws
Harsh bird cries
Caws is the harsh, croaking calls made by crows and similar birds—or the act of making them.
The sound is onomatopoeic, capturing the rough caw caw caw that carries across fields and urban neighborhoods alike.
A murder of crows caws from the treetops at dawn.
Harsh grating bird cry
- screechHigh, harsh cry
- croakHarsh guttural sound
- raspCoarse shaping tool
- cryVocal expression of emotion
harsh · grating · strident · cacophonous · raucous · piercing · hoarse · guttural
Crow family member
- ravenLarge black carrion bird
- rookChess piece or corvid
- jackdawSmall Eurasian crow
- murderDeliberate unlawful killing
roost · black · scavenger · intelligent · carrion · glossy · perch · forage
squawk
Harsh grating bird cry
cry · harsh · grating · strident · cacophonous · raucous · piercing · hoarse · guttural · shrill
corvid
Crow family member
murder · roost · black · scavenger · intelligent · carrion · glossy · perch · forage · raucous
alarm
Urgent warning signal
territorial · mobbing · distress · contact · announcement · sentinel · intruder · predator · gathering · flock
rookery
Communal bird nesting site
autumn · field · farmland · rural · overhead · distant · echoing · atmospheric · haunting · desolate