"cawing" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: cawings [plural]
Rhymes: -ɔːɪŋ Head templates: {{en-noun}} cawing (plural cawings)
  1. The act of producing a caw sound. Categories (topical): Animal sounds Translations (the act of producing a caw sound): κρωγμός (krōgmós) [masculine] (Ancient Greek), agallach [feminine] (Irish), gràg (Scottish Gaelic), gràgail (Scottish Gaelic), gràc (Scottish Gaelic)
    Sense id: en-cawing-en-noun-wpJjuzvs Disambiguation of Animal sounds: 54 46 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Ancient Greek translations, Terms with Irish translations, Terms with Scottish Gaelic translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 89 11 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 80 20 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 85 15 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 90 10 Disambiguation of Terms with Ancient Greek translations: 57 43 Disambiguation of Terms with Irish translations: 74 26 Disambiguation of Terms with Scottish Gaelic translations: 74 26

Verb

Rhymes: -ɔːɪŋ Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} cawing
  1. present participle and gerund of caw Tags: form-of, gerund, participle, present Form of: caw Categories (topical): Animal sounds
    Sense id: en-cawing-en-verb-8Y46g0qS Disambiguation of Animal sounds: 54 46

Inflected forms

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