paw
noun
the foot of an animal having claws.
had pawed
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past perfectof paw.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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The dog’s water bowl was empty and there were signs he had pawed at the sliding door.
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 29, 2022
They figured a lot of people, like themselves, had pawed through the bargain bins, looking for gems among the junk — but, for whatever reason, didn't really mention that fact to anyone.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 6, 2015
We found a pawing-place, a pit where one—possibly more than one—bull had pawed up the earth and thrashed the saplings roundabout with its antlers.
From A Book-Lover's Holidays in the Open by Theodore Roosevelt
The British lion, insulted in its chosen field of supremacy, the sea, had pawed the air in frenzy though at first preserving a certain slow dignity of motion.
From Great Britain and the American Civil War by Ephraim Douglass Adams
All three had seen the handkerchief; the tracks showed that they had pawed the snow and moved about nervously.
From Secret of the Woods by William Joseph Long
