Definition of "clawing" [clawing]

• Present participle of claw. (verb)

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• "I once used a contraction, to give aid in clawing my way from my mother’s smothering womb!"
• "And I don't think of bears as "clawing" -- ripping to shreds maybe!"
• "In January 2010, a new law entitled the "Healing Arts Bill" is due to come into effect in California which will allow veterinarians to prohibit any interference in regards to the surgical practice of de-clawing, which is an operation to surgically remove the claws and part of the toes of a household cat."