pawing
Example Sentences
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Sunday’s most intriguing sporting event won’t be Ravens versus the Bills, or Lions pawing at Packers, or even the Jets facing off against their former yoga instructor, Aaron Rodgers.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 7, 2025
Boots, a young black-and-white domestic shorthair cat, lies on his back, pawing playfully at the air.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 23, 2025
Even Stokes was prowling laps of the boundary on Thursday, like a caged tiger pawing at the ground.
From BBC ● Oct. 10, 2024
All he’s doing with this feral pawing for a message is frittering that away.
From Slate ● Aug. 3, 2024
She nuzzled against him, still licking and pawing him.
From "Tiger Boy" by Mitali Perkins
