claw
noun
a sharp, usually curved, nail on the foot of an animal, as on a cat, dog, or bird.
clawing
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present participleof claw.present participle
A verb form that is used in progressive verb constructions and may also function as a modifier or a gerund.
Example Sentences
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“They are clawing you to get away because, to them, that is a life-and-death situation.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 8, 2026
Meta shares were up as much as 4.1% earlier Wednesday, before reversing lower and then clawing back into positive territory.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 26, 2026
Their grandmother, Rae, escaped from a Jewish ghetto in what was then the Polish city of Novogrudok by clawing her way through a tunnel.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 15, 2026
In its place, Bessent said, America now has a “C economy,” in which lower wage earners are, in his telling, finally clawing their way back.
From Salon ● Aug. 13, 2026
Anya ran back to where Ivan and Håkon were clawing and kicking a large hole in the barn wall to escape out of.
From Anya and the Dragon by Sofiya Pasternack
