clawing
/K L AO1 IH0 NG/verb
- 1
To scratch or to tear at.
- 2
To use the claws to seize, to grip.
- 3
To use the claws to climb.
- 4
To perform a claw catch.
- 5
To move with one's fingertips.
- 6
To relieve uneasy feeling, such as an itch, by scratching; hence, to humor or flatter, to court someone.
- 7
To rail at; to scold.
- 8
To flatter; to fawn on (a person).
noun
- 1
A scratch with the claws.
adjective
- 1
Causing a visceral sensation of panic or terror.
“clawing fear”
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Source: https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/claw, https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/clawing