Nominal Forms
Infinitive: to claw
Participle: clawed
Gerund: clawing
Cognates
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Indicative
Present
| I | claw |
| you | claw |
| he;she;it | claws |
| we | claw |
| you | claw |
| they | claw |
Perfect
| I | have clawed |
| you | have clawed |
| he;she;it | has clawed |
| we | have clawed |
| you | have clawed |
| they | have clawed |
Past
| I | clawed |
| you | clawed |
| he;she;it | clawed |
| we | clawed |
| you | clawed |
| they | clawed |
Pluperfect
| I | had clawed |
| you | had clawed |
| he;she;it | had clawed |
| we | had clawed |
| you | had clawed |
| they | had clawed |
Future
| I | will claw |
| you | will claw |
| he;she;it | will claw |
| we | will claw |
| you | will claw |
| they | will claw |
Future Perfect
| I | will have clawed |
| you | will have clawed |
| he;she;it | will have clawed |
| we | will have clawed |
| you | will have clawed |
| they | will have clawed |
Subjunctive
Present
| I | claw |
| you | claw |
| he;she;it | claw |
| we | claw |
| you | claw |
| they | claw |
Perfect
| I | have clawed |
| you | have clawed |
| he;she;it | have clawed |
| we | have clawed |
| you | have clawed |
| they | have clawed |
Imperfect
| I | clawed |
| you | clawed |
| he;she;it | clawed |
| we | clawed |
| you | clawed |
| they | clawed |
Pluperfect
| I | had clawed |
| you | had clawed |
| he;she;it | had clawed |
| we | had clawed |
| you | had clawed |
| they | had clawed |
Conditional
Present
| I | would claw |
| you | would claw |
| he;she;it | would claw |
| we | would claw |
| you | would claw |
| they | would claw |
Perfect
| I | would have clawed |
| you | would have clawed |
| he;she;it | would have clawed |
| we | would have clawed |
| you | would have clawed |
| they | would have clawed |
Imperative
| you | claw |
| we | Let's claw |
| you | claw |
Verbs conjugated like 'claw'
abandon,
abduct,
abear,
aberr,
abject,
abord,
abort,
abound,
abraid,
abray,
abrook,
abscind,
abscond,
absist,
absorb,
abstain,
abstract,
accend,
accent,
accept, etc. (List truncated at 20 verbs)
Verbs similar to 'claw'
caw,
chaw,
clad,
clag,
clam,
clap,
clay,
clew,
craw,
flaw,
Synonyms & Antonyms
Additional Information
Phrasal Verbs
Etymology
1. O.E.
clawu, from P.Gmc.
*klawo, from PIE
*g(e)l-eu- from base
*gel- "to make round, clench." The verb is from O.E.
clawian.
2. From Middle English clawen, from a combination of Old English clawan/clāwan (a remodelling of *clīeġan, from Proto-West Germanic *klauwjan, from Proto-Germanic *klawjaną) and Old English clawian (from Proto-West Germanic *klawēn). See: Middle English '
clawen', Old English '
clawan', Proto-Germanic '
*klawjaną', Old English '
clawian'.
Sample Sentences
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Using her hands like windshield wipers, she tried to flick snow away from her mouth. When she clawed at her chest and neck, the crumbs maddeningly slid back onto her face. She grew claustrophobic. [2012, John Branch, “Snow Fall: The Avalanche at Tunnel Creek”, in New York Times:]
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De Gea was United's hero again within seconds of Hernandez's equaliser, diving to his left to claw away Dirk Kuyt's shot as he got on the end of a superb cross from Stewart Downing. [2011 October 15, Phil McNulty, “Liverpool 1 - 1 Man Utd”, in BBC Sport:]
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I cannot hide what I am: I must be sad when I have cause, and smile at no man's jests; eat when I have stomach, and wait for no man's leisure; sleep when I am drowsy, and tend on no man's business; laugh when I am merry, and claw no man in his humour. [1598–1599 (first performance), William Shakespeare, “Much Adoe about Nothing”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act I, scene iii]:]
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To be ſhort, a wretched and curſed generation they be; hypocrites, pretending friendſhip, but they can not skill of plaine dealing and franke ſpeech. Rich men they claw, ſooth up and flatter: the poore they contemne and despiſe. [1603, Plutarch, “Of the Nouriture and Education of Children”, in Philemon Holland, transl., The Philosophie, Commonlie Called, The Morals […], London: […] Arnold Hatfield, →OCLC, page 15:]
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In the aforesaid preamble, the king fairly claweth the great monasteries, wherein, saith he, religion, thanks be to God, is right well kept and observed; though he claweth them soon after in another acceptation. [1655, Thomas Fuller, The Church-history of Britain; […], London: […] Iohn Williams […], →OCLC, (please specify |book=I to XI):]
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Do'n't you remember, Sirrah, ſayes one, hovv vve clavv'd it avvay at ſuch a Place! Yes, ye Damn'd Rogue you, cryes t'other, vvhen you vvere ſo drunk you took your Aunt for the Bavvd. [1667, Francisco de Quevedo Villegas, “The Sixth Vision of Hell”, in R[oger] L[’Estrange], transl., The Visions of Dom Francisco de Quevedo Villegas, […], London: […] H[enry] Herringman […], →OCLC, page 181:]