claw
noun
a sharp, usually curved, nail on the foot of an animal, as on a cat, dog, or bird.
are clawing
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present progressiveof claw.present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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While Ava and Deborah are clawing at each other, Jimmy and Kayla strive to emerge from their fathers’ shadows.
From Salon ● Apr. 10, 2025
“Conservation efforts are clawing some endangered species back from the brink,” Duke University ecologist Stuart Pimm said.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 21, 2022
I would have to imagine that any White House is going to be a very competitive environment, attract certain types of people who are clawing for those types of jobs.
From The New Yorker ● Jan. 29, 2019
The debate will put an exclamation point on two exhaustive weeks of campaigning and comes at a time when candidates like Christie are clawing to hang on.
From Washington Post ● Feb. 5, 2016
His four panthers are clawing the sand, and four tipsy Satyrs hold them, the impatient beasts, by their bridles.
From Yet Again by Beerbohm, Max, Sir
