- present participle of claw.
clawing
Example Sentences
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Meta shares were up as much as 4.1% earlier Wednesday, before reversing lower and then clawing back into positive territory.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 26, 2026
In its place, Bessent said, America now has a “C economy,” in which lower wage earners are, in his telling, finally clawing their way back.
From Salon ● Aug. 13, 2026
Forecasts projected a deficit approaching $6 billion before a newly split legislature began clawing the budget back toward sanity.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 7, 2026
Many MPs feel he is the party's best chance of clawing back support from Nigel Farage's anti-immigrant Reform UK party before the next general election, expected in 2029.
From Barron's ● Jul. 9, 2026
For a short time I dozed and woke to find him clawing at the doorway.
From "Black Star, Bright Dawn" by Scott O'Dell
