clawing

English

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ɔːɪŋ
• Rhymes: -ɔːɹɪŋ (intrusive R)

Verb

clawing

1. present participle and gerund of claw

Noun

clawing (plural clawings)

1. A scratch with the claws.
   • 1750, The Universal Magazine, volume 7, page 52:

     […] 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 […]

Adjective

clawing (comparative more clawing, superlative most clawing)

1. Causing a visceral sensation of panic or terror.

   clawing fear

Derived terms

• clawingly

Middle English

Noun

clawing

1. alternative form of clawynge