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clawed away

clawed away is the simple past and past participle of claw away.

Meaning of claw away

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

Questions about clawed away

What is clawed away the simple past and past participle of?
Clawed away is the simple past and past participle of claw away.

Words near clawed away in the dictionary

  1. clawback
  2. clawbacks
  3. clawbed
  4. clawbeds
  5. clawed
  6. clawed away
  7. clawed back
  8. clawed frog
  9. clawed frogs
  10. clawed off
  11. clawedness

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