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paw

/pɔ/ /pɔː/
verb Regular verbpaw pawed
General
  1. 1 (bir şeyi) patisiyle kaşımak, (yeri) ayağıyla eşelemek

Definition (English)

To touch or scratch something again and again with a paw or a hoof.

Example Sentences

  1. The dog pawed at the door to be let out.
    Köpek dışarı çıkarılmak için patisiyle kapıyı kaşıdı.
  2. The horse pawed the ground impatiently before the race.
    At yarıştan önce sabırsızlıkla ayağıyla yeri eşeledi.
Informal
  1. 1 (birini) ellemek, (birine) elle sarkıntılık etmek

Definition (English)

To touch someone with your hands in a rough or sexual way that the person does not want.

Example Sentences

  1. She pushed his hand away when he tried to paw her.
    Onu ellemeye çalışınca elini itti.
  2. Stop pawing me, I don't like it!
    Beni ellemeyi bırak, hoşuma gitmiyor!

Verb Forms Regular

Base paw
/pɔ/
Past pawed
/pɔd/
Participle pawed
/pɔd/
Spelling rule

Add ‑edpaw → pawed

Fiilin sonuna -ed eklenir.

Same rule: work → worked · want → wanted · help → helped

Pronunciation of -ed
/t/worked /d/played /ɪd/wanted

Fiil sesli bir sesle bittiği için -ed /d/ okunur; yeni hece eklenmez. pawed /pɔd/

Synonyms

scratchscrapegropefondle

Collocations

paw at somethingpaw the groundpaw at the doorpaw through something

Related Words

clawhoofscratch

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