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declawings

declawings is the plural of declawing.

Meaning of declawing

Noun

declawing (usually uncountable, plural declawings)

  1. (usually) The surgical removal of claws.
    • California joins New York, Maryland, Massachusetts, and Rhode Island in banning declawing statewide, according to the Los Angeles Times. Several California cities, including Los Angeles, San Francisco, Berkeley, Burbank, Culver City, Santa Monica, Beverly Hills, and West Hollywood, had previously...2025 October 9, Angelique Brenes, “California bans declawing cats under new state law signed by Gov. Gavin Newsom”, in KTLA5, archived from the original on 12 Oct 2025
    Synonyms:
    onychectomy

Questions about declawings

What is declawings the plural of?
Declawings is the plural of declawing.

Words near declawings in the dictionary

  1. declassifying
  2. declassing
  3. declaw
  4. declawed
  5. declawing
  6. declawings
  7. declaws
  8. decleanse
  9. decleansed
  10. decleanses
  11. decleansing

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