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Cawing vs Quacking - What's the difference?

cawing | quacking |

As verbs the difference between cawing and quacking

is that cawing is present participle of caw while quacking is present participle of lang=en.

As nouns the difference between cawing and quacking

is that cawing is the act of producing a caw sound while quacking is the sound made by a group of ducks; quacks.

cawing

English

Verb

(head)

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • The act of producing a caw sound.
  • * 1858 , The Naturalist (volume 8, page 147)
    • Whilst the proceedings of the Rooks seemed to be regulated with order and system, their cawings were significant of a good understanding, and the musical tones mentioned by the Editor of "The Naturalist," no one could fail to distinguish.

    quacking

    English

    Verb

    (head)
  • * 1839 : Edward Charlesworth, Magazine of Natural History
    • The usual note emitted by this genus is a kind of tremulous querulous bark, not very unlike the quacking voice of a duck. Although all our larger squirrels [...]

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • The sound made by a group of ducks; quacks.