paw
Example Sentences
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Camille jumps off the sofa bed and starts pawing through her pile of clothes.
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The bukshah shook their heavy heads and pawed the ground when they went to drink in the morning and the evening.
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The dog snarled and lowered itself onto its front paws the way animals did when they were going to jump, or worse, bite.
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Moose, panting with fear, huddled beside Jonathan, pawing at Jonathan’s shoulder.
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Thor let out a little high-pitched yawning sound, his tiny paws swimming through the air as Bat settled him into the sling.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.