- present participle of claw.
clawing
Example Sentences
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While holding Gnocchi, a large street cleaning truck whipped down the street and startled him into clawing away.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 8, 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
Rybakina never looked convincing despite clawing her way back from a double break down to force a tie-break, and a double fault on the opening point was a sign of things to come.
From BBC ● May 27, 2026
Huge ocean rollers swept toward them, and the three boats began clawing up waves whose faces were a quarter of a mile long.
From "Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World" by Jennifer Armstrong
