Clawing example sentences

claw

verb

clawing (present participle)

  - (of an animal or person) scratch or tear something with the claws or the fingernails:

  - clutch at something with the hands:

  - make one's way with difficulty by hauling oneself forward with one's hands:

Synonyms

scratch, lacerate, tear, rake, rip, slash, scrape, graze, maul, savage, mutilate, grab, seize, here

"Clawing" Example Sentences

1. The cat was clawing at the curtains, trying to get outside.
2. He felt a clawing sensation in his chest, a mixture of fear and excitement.
3. The climbers were clawing their way up the sheer rock face.
4. Despair was clawing at his sanity.
5. She clawed at the door, desperate to escape.
6. With clawing desperation, she searched for her lost keys.
7. The bear, clawing at the tree trunk, roared in frustration.
8. His fingers, numb with cold, were clawing uselessly at the ice.
9. The old woman's hands, gnarled and twisted, were clawing at the air.
10. The vine, thick and strong, was clawing its way up the crumbling wall.
11. He watched, horrified, as the wounded animal clawed at its own side.
12. The child, frightened, started clawing at his mother's arm.
13. The roots, powerful and tenacious, were clawing into the earth.
14. He felt a clawing pain shoot through his leg.
15. The sound of clawing metal on metal was deafening.
16. The monster's clawing grip tightened around its victim.
17. She clawed her way to the top of the leaderboard.
18. The artist's clawing style was both shocking and captivating.
19. His ambition was clawing its way to the surface.
20. Doubt was clawing at the edges of his certainty.
21. The wind howled, clawing at the windows.
22. He was clawing his way back to financial stability.
23. The clawing sound echoed through the empty house.
24. The child's fingers, tiny and determined, were clawing at the toy.
25. The music was clawing and raw, expressing his inner turmoil.
26. He made a clawing motion with his hand.
27. She felt a clawing emptiness inside.
28. The prosecutor's questions were clawing at the witness's composure.
29. His heart was clawing at his ribs.
30. The storm was clawing its way inland.
31. The relentless anxiety was clawing at his mind.
32. He clawed his way out of the wreckage.
33. The ship, battered and bruised, was clawing its way through the storm.
34. The novel's narrative was clawing and suspenseful.
35. His reputation was clawing its way back.
36. He clawed at the memory, trying to recall it.
37. The vines were clawing over the fence.
38. The feeling of dread was clawing at her insides.
39. The cat, playful yet menacing, began clawing at the sofa.
40. The desperate man was clawing at the ground.
41. The argument felt like nails clawing on a chalkboard.
42. The roots, clawing beneath the surface, threatened to uproot the tree.
43. She clawed at the fabric, ripping it.
44. The relentless heat was clawing at his skin.
45. The painting depicted a scene of clawing desperation.
46. The aggressive music was clawing at his nerves.
47. He felt a clawing need to escape.
48. The undercurrent of tension was clawing at the surface.
49. He used his clawing technique to win the match.
50. The movie's climax involved a terrifying scene of clawing violence.

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