Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

claw away

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.59 in modern English

Syllables: claw -away
IPA

19

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

Synonym of claw (“to rail, revile, or scold (someone or something)”).

Obsolete; Transitive verb

Usage

Inflected Forms

claws away (present, singular) clawing away (participle, present) clawed away (participle, past) clawed away (past)

Synonyms

claw

Questions

What does claw away mean?: Synonym of claw (“to rail, revile, or scold (someone or something)”).

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