paw at
Upper Intermediate (B2)neutral
to keep touching something with your hand in an awkward or rough way
"The puppy kept pawing at the box under the table."
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They paw at them with clumsy hands,
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Everybody with the word paw at the end
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Usually, she'll like paw at my face.
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I saw the bear tried to move its paw at the last second.
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and it's like batting with its paw at a mouse-like object,