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- [klaw]
- /klɔ/
- /klɔː/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [klaw]
- /klɔ/
Definitions of clawing word
- noun clawing a sharp, usually curved, nail on the foot of an animal, as on a cat, dog, or bird. 1
- noun clawing a similar curved process at the end of the leg of an insect. 1
- noun clawing the pincerlike extremity of specific limbs of certain arthropods: lobster claws. 1
- noun clawing any part or thing resembling a claw, as the cleft end of the head of a hammer. 1
- noun clawing Typography. the hooklike projection from the right side of an r or from the bowl of a g. 1
- noun clawing (in a motion-picture mechanism) a device having one or two teeth that hook into the perforations of a length of film and move it one frame at a time at any given speed. 1
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Origin of clawing
First appearance:
before 900 One of the 4% oldest English words
before 900; (noun) Middle English; Old English clawu; cognate with Old High German chlō(a), akin to Dutch klauw, German Klaue; (v.) Middle English clawen, Old English claw(i)an, derivative of clawu (noun); akin to Dutch klauwen, German klauen
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Parts of speech for Clawing
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
clawing popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 95% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
According to our data about 69% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.
clawing usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerTop questions with clawing
- how to keep cats from clawing furniture?
- how to stop cats from clawing furniture?
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