Clawing
adj, noun, verb
adj, noun, verb ·2 syllables ·Moderate ·College level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 A scratch with the claws.
"[…] they are nevertheless always like the lion's keeper, who, when by long patience, a thousand feedings, and a thousand clawings, he hath made a fierce lion familiar, yet never gives him meat, but with pulling back his hand, always in fear […]"
Verb
- 1 present participle and gerund of claw form-of, gerund, participle, present
Adjective
- 1 Causing a visceral sensation of panic or terror.
"clawing fear"
Antonyms
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More examples""Thank you for clawing me," Taninna told her cat."