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Meanings of clawed in English

(Of predatory animals) armed with claws or talons.

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Examples for "taloned"
Examples for "taloned"
1
Across it writhed the south end of a snake, taloned and winged.
Bare Bones
2
Still, she slipped on her taloned gloves and slashed at a guard.
Wild Cards IV: Aces Abroad
3
When one of those taloned paws began to move again, Nymani broke.
Voodoo Planet
4
From where he was it looked almost like a giant eight-taloned claw.
The Reality Dysfunction
5
The Zid could only sink in all six taloned limbs and hold fast.
Traders Risk
Usage of clawed in English
1
Prices clawed their way back into positive territory in early Asian trading.
Reuters
2
Enjoy your flogging the other day, Nish-Nash?' Muss clawed his way up.
Geomancer (Well of Echoes)
3
One clawed foot came up and down and destroyed a second specter.
Dead beat
4
Fighting nausea, she got a better hold and clawed his work shirt.
Deadly Heat
5
Behind me, I heard Strike grunting as she clawed her way upright.
Speaking in Bones
6
They were enormous clawed beasts, horns and talons glistening with sea spray.
Monster Hunter International
7
Seconds passed amid brutal shaking as the rocket clawed its way skyward.
Existence
8
The one-legged old gentleman clawed away at the strings of the guitar.
The Continental Monthly, Vol. 1, No. 4, April, 1862 / Devoted To...
9
His body bucked; the fingers of his bound hands clawed the air.
Bundori
10
Singapore stocks clawed back ground from previous session's losses, supported by financials.
Reuters
11
The hole speedily grew larger as the great cat clawed and growled.
Bengal Dacoits and Tigers
12
With shaking fingers he clawed at the knots and slipped the halters.
The Promise / A Tale of the Great Northwest
13
The cold fury of his magic clawed its way up his spine.
Heir of Fire
14
Magiere clawed her way to her feet and began running toward town.
Sister of the dead
15
But the Cavaliers scrounged and clawed their way back into the game.
Reuters
16
The elf saw the poisonous edge and clawed frantically at Ulfger's hand.
The Child Thief
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United States of America
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Ireland
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United Kingdom
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