paw
noun
the foot of an animal having claws.
were pawing
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past progressiveof paw.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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They were pawing at me and chattering in Dari and my translator told me they were asking for food and water, so I took out the bag of cookies and began handing them out.
From Salon ● Mar. 19, 2022
While I was searching, Margot and Hilary were pawing for cookies on the coffee table.
From Washington Post ● Mar. 31, 2020
Tourists were pawing through guidebooks at the bar next to lifelong New Yorkers.
From New York Times ● Jul. 13, 2015
The cattle backed into the far left corner of the barrier; their eyes were wide and frightened, and some were pawing the mud.
From "Ceremony:" by Leslie Marmon Silko
They were pawing and tearing up the ground that but a little before had been covered with grass and late flowers, and occasionally goring one another.
From A Woman Tenderfoot by Grace Gallatin Seton-Thompson
