- present tense form of paw (3rd person singular).
paws
Example Sentences
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The charity also recommends the pavement test: if you can't comfortably hold your hand on the ground for five seconds, it's too hot for your dog's paws, external.
From BBC • Jun. 22, 2026
If she wants to go outside, she dramatically paws at the mirror, then tries to punch it with all her might, for some reason.
From Slate • Jun. 20, 2026
It’s an expressive, furry, doe-eyed creature with huge paws and a dog-like demeanor.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 4, 2026
A bear market takes its name from the way a bear attacks, swiping its paws downward, an apt image for falling prices.
From Barron's • Apr. 2, 2026
Clare lunged forward, his black paws pressed to the cold glass pane.
From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman
