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paws

VERB

touch roughly

Synonyms

STRONGEST

fondle

STRONG

clap claw clutch dig feel finger grab grate grope handle hit maul molest palpate pat rake rasp rub scratch search slap smite stroke

Antonyms

STRONG

guard let go make happy please protect

WEAK

manhandle

Example Sentences

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And who wouldn’t have to modify their behavior if they thought Rover was ratting them out to his pals down at Paws & Claws?

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 3, 2026

Items of food can be donated at two local collection points in Cheylesmore, including the Paws Pets store which will also accept pet food.

From BBC • Dec. 16, 2025

“The owner of Angel Paws called me to drop off 20 pets that he couldn’t cremate. He showed up that Saturday with a U-Haul truck of 40 plus pets,” Wellman said.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 5, 2025

"Paws and take a look!" read the Calm caption.

From Salon • Nov. 8, 2024

Paws twitching, Fig was entering kitty la-la land.

From "Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence" by Sonja Thomas