pawing

English

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ɔːɪŋ
• Rhymes: -ɔːɹɪŋ (intrusive R)

Verb

pawing

1. present participle and gerund of paw

Noun

pawing (plural pawings)

1. 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.