clawing

Collocations

4

ADJ.

over

VERB + CLAWING

began, hunched, thank

CLAWING + NOUN

door, layla, rima, taninna, tom

ADV.

savagely

Definitions

noun

1

A scratch with the claws.

[…] they are nevertheless always like the lion's keeper, who, when by long patience, a thousand feedings, and a thousand clawings, he hath made a fierce lion familiar, yet never gives him meat, but with pulling back his hand, always in fear […]

adj

1

Causing a visceral sensation of panic or terror.

clawing fear

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Example Bank

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[…] they are nevertheless always like the lion's keeper, who, when by long patience, a thousand feedings, and a thousand clawings, he hath made a fierce lion familiar, yet never gives him meat, but wi

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02

clawing fear

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03

The cat is clawing Tom.

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04

"Thank you for clawing me," Taninna told her cat.

Tatoeba · #1716501

05

The shadows were clawing at the door.

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06

Sami's cat was clawing Layla.

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