clawing

verb

  1. 1

    To scratch or to tear at.

  2. 2

    To use the claws to seize, to grip.

  3. 3

    To use the claws to climb.

  4. 4

    To perform a claw catch.

  5. 5

    To move with one's fingertips.

  6. 6

    To relieve uneasy feeling, such as an itch, by scratching; hence, to humor or flatter, to court someone.

  7. 7

    To rail at; to scold.

  8. 8

    To flatter; to fawn on (a person).

noun

  1. 1

    A scratch with the claws.

adjective

  1. 1

    Causing a visceral sensation of panic or terror.

    “clawing fear”

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