clawing

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English

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Pronunciation

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Verb

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clawing

  1. present participle and gerund of claw

Noun

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clawing (plural clawings)

  1. A scratch with the claws.
    • 1750, The Universal Magazine, volume 7, page 52:
      [] 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 []

Adjective

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clawing (comparative more clawing, superlative most clawing)

  1. Causing a visceral sensation of panic or terror.
    clawing fear

Derived terms

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Middle English

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Noun

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clawing

  1. Alternative form of clawynge