pawing
English
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -ɔːɪŋ
- Rhymes: -ɔːɹɪŋ (intrusive R)
Verb
pawing
- present participle of paw
Noun
pawing (plural pawings)
- The act of one who paws.
- 1946, Mazo de la Roche, Return to Jalna
- Firelight could be seen reflected on the ceiling of the drawing-room. Inside the deep stone porch, the heavy door was scarred by the pawings of many generations of dogs.
- 1946, Mazo de la Roche, Return to Jalna