pawest

Verb

paw (third-person singular simple present paws, present participle pawing, simple past and past participle pawed)

1. (transitive) Of an animal, to dig through (something, such as a garbage can) with paws.
2. (transitive) Of an animal, to draw the forefoot along the ground; to beat or scrape with the forefoot.
   • He paweth in the valley, and rejoiceth in his strength: he goeth on to meet the armed men.1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Job 39:21
3. (broadly, transitive) To touch (someone) in a sexual way.
   • IronMan used to be good in this way, back in the '80s. […] They wouldn't subscribe to the old, "Let's put a male bodybuilder with silicone babes pawing him" cover that's mainstay now.1997 August 17, Robert Spector, misc.fitness.weights (Usenet)

   Synonyms:

   feel up, fiddle, fondle, grope, palpate, touch up

4. (broadly, transitive) To clumsily dig (through something).

   Synonyms:

   fumble, go through, rummage

5. (dated, transitive) To flatter.

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