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paweth

paweth is the third-person singular simple present indicative of paw.

Meaning of paw

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

See all 7 meanings of paw

Origin of paweth

paw + -eth

Questions about paweth

What is paweth the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Paweth is the third-person singular simple present indicative of paw.

Words near paweth in the dictionary

  1. Pawelski
  2. Pawelskis
  3. pawer
  4. pawers
  5. pawest
  6. paweth
  7. pawful
  8. pawfuls
  9. pawg
  10. pawgs
  11. pawgun

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