clawing
English
editPronunciation
editVerb
editclawing
- present participle and gerund of claw
Noun
editclawing (plural clawings)
- 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
editclawing (comparative more clawing, superlative most clawing)
Derived terms
editMiddle English
editNoun
editclawing
- Alternative form of clawynge