[
UK
/klˈɔːd/
]
[ US /ˈkɫɔd/ ]
[ US /ˈkɫɔd/ ]
ADJECTIVE
-
having or resembling a claw or claws; often used as a combining form
sharp-clawed - (of predatory animals) armed with claws or talons
How To Use clawed In A Sentence
- Benedettini clawed the ball out with his right hand, but a linesman raised his flag to indicate a goal.
- Seingô shrieked in rage, and clawed out at him with spiny, thorny arms.
- Gala clawed back three points almost immediately with the only penalty goal of the match thanks to stand-off Andy McLean.
- The zombies clawed at the motorcade for a while, but you know how it is when you're playing to an empty hall - your performance is bound to lack conviction. Courageous park police save Lincoln Memorial from zombies
- One preternaturally long bony hand, a length of severed rope dangling from the wrist, clutched with clawed fingers at a sword gash in chain mail stained with dried blood. Conan The Invincible
- The politician clawed his rival
- Frozen in space, they clawed at the air. Man of Honour
- The red-clawed seagulls circled for a long time over the shell of the upturned ship.
- Their favorite cat clawed a hole in my stocking.
- Benson clawed his way back into the lead.