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Meaning of clawingly | Babel Free

Adverb CEFR B2

Definitions

With a clawing motion; with a sharp, raking grip.

Examples

“He held one gigantic hand in front of her eyes so she could see it and smell it, then rammed it clawingly down her dress front.”
“It was May now and summer was on the ascent, the nights were warm but not yet clawingly humid and the constant South Dakota breeze was strangely absent tonight.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

clean clean-handedly cleanlily cleanly cleansingly clear

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