clawing
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Verb
clawed, past tense; clawed, past participle; claws, 3rd person singular present; clawing, present participle;
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clawed, past tense; clawed, past participle; claws, 3rd person singular present; clawing, present participle;
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(of an animal or person) Scratch or tear something with the claws or the fingernails
- - the kitten was clawing at Lowell's trouser leg
- - bitter jealousy clawed at her
- - her hands clawed his shoulders
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Clutch at something with the hands
- - his fingers clawed at the air
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Make one's way with difficulty by hauling oneself forward with one's hands
- - he clawed his way over a pile of bricks
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Try desperately to move or remove something with the hands
- - rescuers clawed away rubble with their bare hands
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(of a sailing ship) Beat to windward
- - the ability to claw off a lee shore
Web Definitions:
- (clawed) having or resembling a claw or claws; often used as a combining form; "sharp-clawed"
- (clawed) (of predatory animals) armed with claws or talons
- Use of front points of crampons, ice axe pick and ice hammer pick to climb a slope.
- The downward curving of the butt portion of the shingle. This creates a hump along the leading edge and a widening of the cutout. The bulge thus created is susceptible to substantial damages by wind action, hail, and ice. ...