Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

clawing

/klˈɔɪŋ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.70 in modern English

Syllables
claw-ing
IPA
/klˈɔɪŋ/
13
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

present participle and gerund of claw

noun

A scratch with the claws.

adj

Causing a visceral sensation of panic or terror.

Example Sentences

Inflected Forms

clawings (plural) more clawing (comparative) most clawing (superlative)

Derived Forms

clawingly

Rhymes With

drawing withdrawing sawing gnawing thawing redrawing pawing hawing lawing cawing dawing

Questions

How do you pronounce clawing?
The recorded pronunciation is /klˈɔɪŋ/.
What does clawing mean?
present participle and gerund of claw

How to pronounce clawing

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