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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Sir Wade Neistadt · 51:56
Usually, she'll like paw at my face.
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NoirCast · 899:57
I saw the bear tried to move its paw at the last second.
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Andrew Huberman · 5:29
and it's like batting with its paw at a mouse-like object,
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Sir Wade Neistadt · 51:26
She's gonna she's gonna in just a second she's going to paw at me.