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clawing off

clawing off is the present participle and gerund of claw off.

Meaning of claw off

Verb

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

  1. (literally, transitive) To remove by clawing.
    • The tiger clawed off her face.
  2. (intransitive) To beat to windward to avoid being driven on to a lee shore.
  3. (dated, slang, transitive) To hit or beat up (someone).

Questions about clawing off

What is clawing off the present participle and gerund of?
Clawing off is the present participle and gerund of claw off.

Words near clawing off in the dictionary

  1. clawhand
  2. clawiest
  3. clawing
  4. clawing away
  5. clawing back
  6. clawing off
  7. clawingly
  8. clawings
  9. clawless
  10. clawlessness
  11. clawlike

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