cawingn.

Brit.

/ˈkɔː(r)ɪŋ/, U.S.

/ˈkɔɪŋ/,

/ˈkɑɪŋ/

Forms: see caw v.¹ and -ing suffix¹.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: caw v.¹, -ing suffix¹.

Etymology: < caw v.¹ + -ing suffix¹. Compare earlier caw int. and later caw n.¹

The harsh calls of a crow, rook, raven, or other bird; a caw or caws. Also: the action or an act of uttering a caw or caws.

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caw?1661

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1613 W. Browne Britannia's Pastorals I. v. 103 The earely rising Crow with clam'rous kawing.

1625 T. Godwin Moses & Aaron iv. x. 211 Such and such flyings of Birds, screechings, or kawings.

1750 E. Haywood Epist. for Ladies II. xi. cxxvii. 280 The Cawing of Rooks, lodged in a Row of hospitable old Trees.

1784 New Spectator No. 20. 4/1 A violent cawing, like that of a raven, was heard in the house.

1835 W. Irving Newstead Abbey in Crayon Misc. II. 196 The ruined walls would reverberate with their incessant cawings.

1854 Sunday School Teachers' Mag. 4th Ser. 5 232 The jackdaws flying around the church spire, ceased not their occasional cawing.

1938 E. Goudge Towers in Mist (1998) xiii. 285 It was a windless day and there was not a sound to be heard except the cawing of a rook.

1982 B. MacLaverty Time to Dance (1985) 31 Rooks from the trees above set up a slow, raucous cawing.

2009 Independent 22 Aug. (Traveller section) 11/2 A strange cawing and shrieking filled the air, as Manx Shearwaters flew in from the sea.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2016; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

cawingadj.

Brit.

/ˈkɔː(r)ɪŋ/, U.S.

/ˈkɔɪŋ/,

/ˈkɑɪŋ/

Forms: see caw v.¹ and -ing suffix².

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: caw v.¹, -ing suffix².

Etymology: < caw v.¹ + -ing suffix². Compare caw int.

Esp. of a crow, rook, or raven: uttering a caw or caws. Also: characterized by cawing.

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the world > animals > birds > order Passeriformes (singing) > larger song birds > family Corvidae (crow) > [adjective] > making sound

cawinga1586

a1586 Sir P. Sidney Arcadia (1590) ii. ii. sig. Hh6 When with the kawing crowes their musicke is annoide.

1684 T. Creech tr. Horace Odes iii. xvii, in tr. Horace Odes, Satyrs, & Epist. (new ed.) 111 Unless the cawing Crow deceives, The Crow that still foretells a Rain And Storm, and never caws in vain.

1689 Gazophylacium Anglicanum sig. O3/1 A Iay, from the Fr. G. Jay, Jayon, Gayon..; all possibly from its kawing note.

1745 S. Davies in J. Whaley Coll. Poems & Transl. 180 Clam'rous Rooks, on aged Elm or Oak, Aloft the cawing Legislators sit, Debating, in full Senate, Points of State.

1785 W. Cowper Task i. 203 Cawing rooks, and kites that swim sublime.

a1861 A. H. Clough Poems & Prose Remains (1869) II. 293 The cawing birds above.

1885 Cent. Mag. July 349/2 We made our way along the well-kept paths through the rookery..deserted by its cawing tenants.

1913 I. Hornibrook Scout of To-day iii. 48 A cawing din filled the air, with an occasional loud ‘Quock!’ of alarm or indignation.

1951 Kerrville (Texas) Mountain Sun 11 Jan. 5/5 A cawing raven flew over us.

1997 Esquire Mar. 100/2 The courtyard..with its bare trees, its cawing crows, and its solitary men washing down Ladas.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2016; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	cawing
释义	cawingn. Brit. /ˈkɔː(r)ɪŋ/, U.S. /ˈkɔɪŋ/, /ˈkɑɪŋ/ Forms: see caw v.¹ and -ing suffix¹. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: caw v.¹, -ing suffix¹. Etymology: < caw v.¹ + -ing suffix¹. Compare earlier caw int. and later caw n.¹ The harsh calls of a crow, rook, raven, or other bird; a caw or caws. Also: the action or an act of uttering a caw or caws. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > birds > order Passeriformes (singing) > larger song birds > family Corvidae (crow) > [noun] > sound made by cawing1613 caw?1661 kae1850 1613 W. Browne Britannia's Pastorals I. v. 103 The earely rising Crow with clam'rous kawing. 1625 T. Godwin Moses & Aaron iv. x. 211 Such and such flyings of Birds, screechings, or kawings. 1750 E. Haywood Epist. for Ladies II. xi. cxxvii. 280 The Cawing of Rooks, lodged in a Row of hospitable old Trees. 1784 New Spectator No. 20. 4/1 A violent cawing, like that of a raven, was heard in the house. 1835 W. Irving Newstead Abbey in Crayon Misc. II. 196 The ruined walls would reverberate with their incessant cawings. 1854 Sunday School Teachers' Mag. 4th Ser. 5 232 The jackdaws flying around the church spire, ceased not their occasional cawing. 1938 E. Goudge Towers in Mist (1998) xiii. 285 It was a windless day and there was not a sound to be heard except the cawing of a rook. 1982 B. MacLaverty Time to Dance (1985) 31 Rooks from the trees above set up a slow, raucous cawing. 2009 Independent 22 Aug. (Traveller section) 11/2 A strange cawing and shrieking filled the air, as Manx Shearwaters flew in from the sea. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2016; most recently modified version published online December 2021). cawingadj. Brit. /ˈkɔː(r)ɪŋ/, U.S. /ˈkɔɪŋ/, /ˈkɑɪŋ/ Forms: see caw v.¹ and -ing suffix². Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: caw v.¹, -ing suffix². Etymology: < caw v.¹ + -ing suffix². Compare caw int. Esp. of a crow, rook, or raven: uttering a caw or caws. Also: characterized by cawing. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > birds > order Passeriformes (singing) > larger song birds > family Corvidae (crow) > [adjective] > making sound cawinga1586 a1586 Sir P. Sidney Arcadia (1590) ii. ii. sig. Hh6 When with the kawing crowes their musicke is annoide. 1684 T. Creech tr. Horace Odes iii. xvii, in tr. Horace Odes, Satyrs, & Epist. (new ed.) 111 Unless the cawing Crow deceives, The Crow that still foretells a Rain And Storm, and never caws in vain. 1689 Gazophylacium Anglicanum sig. O3/1 A Iay, from the Fr. G. Jay, Jayon, Gayon..; all possibly from its kawing note. 1745 S. Davies in J. Whaley Coll. Poems & Transl. 180 Clam'rous Rooks, on aged Elm or Oak, Aloft the cawing Legislators sit, Debating, in full Senate, Points of State. 1785 W. Cowper Task i. 203 Cawing rooks, and kites that swim sublime. a1861 A. H. Clough Poems & Prose Remains (1869) II. 293 The cawing birds above. 1885 Cent. Mag. July 349/2 We made our way along the well-kept paths through the rookery..deserted by its cawing tenants. 1913 I. Hornibrook Scout of To-day iii. 48 A cawing din filled the air, with an occasional loud ‘Quock!’ of alarm or indignation. 1951 Kerrville (Texas) Mountain Sun 11 Jan. 5/5 A cawing raven flew over us. 1997 Esquire Mar. 100/2 The courtyard..with its bare trees, its cawing crows, and its solitary men washing down Ladas. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2016; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1613adj.a1586
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