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Chittering vs Cawing - What's the difference?

chittering | cawing |

As verbs the difference between chittering and cawing

is that chittering is while cawing is .

As nouns the difference between chittering and cawing

is that chittering is the sound of a chitter while cawing is the act of producing a caw sound.

chittering

English

Verb

(head)

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • The sound of a chitter.
  • * 1870 , Shirley Hibberd, Rustic Adornments for Homes of Taste (page 170)
    • Another bird quickly learned to imitate the song of a canary that was mated with it, but as the parrakeet improved in the performance the canary degenerated, and came at last to mingle the other bird's harsh chitterings with its own proper music.

    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.