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claws away

claws away is the third-person singular simple present indicative 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 claws away

What is claws away the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Claws away is the third-person singular simple present indicative of claw away.

Words near claws away in the dictionary

  1. clawlessness
  2. clawlike
  3. clawmark
  4. clawmarks
  5. claws
  6. claws away
  7. claws back
  8. claws off
  9. clawsful
  10. clawsome
  11. Clawson

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