And then, in a twinkling, I heard on the roof The prancing and pawing of each little hoof. As I drew in my head, and was turning around, Down the chimney St. Nicholas came with a bound.
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Pawing
Synonyms for "pawing" (22 found)
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Noun(11 words)
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16 entriescat pawingdog pawinghorse pawinginappropriate touchingpaw-shaped padpawing at doorpawing gesturepawing motionpawing objectspawing the groundpawing through debrispawing through leavespawing through paperspawlike curvaturesexual harassmentunwanted groping
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13 entriesinappropriate touchingpawing actionpawing apparatuspawing at doorpawing at objectspawing at the doorpawing behaviorpawing gesturepawing motionpawing objectspawing the groundpawing through debrissexual pawing
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A bull, stimulated either by the scarlet colour of Miss Ashton's mantle, or by one of those fits of capricious ferocity to which their dispositions are liable, detached himself suddenly from the group which was feeding at the upper extremity of a grassy glade, that seemed to lose itself among the crossing and entangled boughs. The animal approached the intruders on his pasture ground, at first slowly, pawing the ground with his hoof, bellowing from time to time, and tearing up the sand with his horns, as if to lash himself up to rage and violence.
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Firelight could be seen reflected on the ceiling of the drawing-room. Inside the deep stone porch, the heavy door was scarred by the pawings of many generations of dogs.
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