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claw away

claw away verb: synonym of claw (“to rail, revile, or scold (someone or something)”).

Verb

claw away (third-person singular simple present claws away, present participle clawing away, simple past and past participle clawed away)

  1. (obsolete, transitive) Synonym of claw (“to rail, revile, or scold (someone or something)”).
    Synonyms:
    claw

Synonyms of claw away

Forms of claw away

third-person singular presentclaws away
present participleclawing away
past participleclawed away
pastclawed away

Questions about claw away

What does claw away mean?
Claw away means synonym of claw (“to rail, revile, or scold (someone or something)”).
What part of speech is claw away?
Claw away is a verb.
What is the past tense of claw away?
The past tense of claw away is clawed away.

Words near claw away in the dictionary

  1. clavuncular
  2. clavus
  3. clavuses
  4. clavy
  5. claw
  6. claw away
  7. claw back
  8. claw clip
  9. claw clips
  10. claw crane
  11. claw cranes

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