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gotten one's claws out

gotten one's claws out is the past participle of get one's claws out.

Meaning of get one's claws out

Verb

get one's claws out (third-person singular simple present gets one's claws out, present participle getting one's claws out, simple past got one's claws out, past participle (UK) got one's claws out or (US) gotten one's claws out)

  1. To prepare to attack or retaliate
    • That cat will always get its claws out when it sees a mouse.
  2. (idiomatic) To prepare to attack or retaliate
    • You'd better watch out: she's got her claws out for you.

Questions about gotten one's claws out

What is gotten one's claws out the past participle of?
Gotten one's claws out is the past participle of get one's claws out.

Words near gotten one's claws out in the dictionary

  1. gotten one's ass into gear
  2. gotten one's bowels in an uproar
  3. gotten one's butt somewhere
  4. gotten one's claws into
  5. gotten one's claws on
  6. gotten one's claws out
  7. gotten one's clock cleaned
  8. gotten one's crap together
  9. gotten one's dick wet
  10. gotten one's ducks in a row
  11. gotten one's end in

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