- 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
The principal source of that bounce has been clawing voters back from the Greens and the Liberal Democrats, both of whom have suffered a two-point drop since Burnham's uncontested victory in the Labour leadership contest.
From BBC ● Aug. 1, 2026
Google Gemini spent the past year clawing its way to a seat at the table alongside OpenAI and Anthropic, but its cutting-edge reputation is facing challenges today.
From MarketWatch ● May 20, 2026
I’d been fighting the moment I left Thurmond, struggling against the restraints everyone wanted to wrap around me, kicking and clawing against the inevitable.
From "The Darkest Minds" by Alexandra Bracken
