clawingn.

/ˈklɔːɪŋ/

Etymology: < claw v. + -ing suffix¹.

The action of claw v.

1. Scratching, scraping, etc.

ΘΚΠ

the world > physical sensation > touch and feeling > touching > scratching > [noun]

clawing1398

scratching1548

the world > existence and causation > creation > destruction > rubbing or friction > [noun] > scratching, scraping, or abrasion

clawing1398

razinga1400

scrattinga1400

scrapingc1440

scrape1483

raze1530

rasure1596

rasion1617

scrub1621

scrubbing1622

scrapelet1625

grazing1698

scratch1765

rake1869

1398 J. Trevisa tr. Bartholomew de Glanville De Proprietatibus Rerum (1495) vii. lxiii. 278 A drye scabbe hath..desyrynge of frotynge, rubbynge, cratchynge, and clawynge.

c1475 Babees Bk. (Harl. 5086) (2002) i. 4 Thurhe clowyng your flesshe loke yee nat Rent.

1527 in State Papers Henry VIII (1830) I. 233 His leg, by a little clawing..is swelled and grevith him sore.

1614 G. Markham Cheape & Good Husbandry (1668) i. ii. 10 Will..patiently indure currying, combing, rubbing, clawing.

1873 R. Broughton Nancy III. ii. 31 Vick [the dog] is sitting on my lap, making little impatient clawings at my defenceless countenance.

†2. figurative. Flattery. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > esteem > approval or sanction > commendation or praise > flattery or flattering > servile flattery or currying favour > [noun]

fawninga1350

adulationc1400

papelardya1425

papelardrya1500

captation1523

clawing1548

insinuation1553

curry-favour1581

man-pleasing1588

courting1607

men-pleasing1615

supparasitation1620

sycophantizing1640

assiduity1641

ingratiating1642

licking1648

man-pleasance1656

sycophancy1657

fawnery1661

sycophantrya1677

nutting1789

tuft-hunting1789

cultivation1793

huggery1804

ingratiation1815

sycophantism1821

lickspittling1839

toadyship1839

toadyism1840

bootlicking1849

toadying1863

arse-licking1912

lickspittle1914

apple-polishing1926

pot-licking1929

brown-nosing1934

ass-kissing1936

arse-kissing1937

ass-licking1946

sucking-up1946

bum-sucking1949

love bomb1975

love-bombing1976

1548 N. Udall et al. tr. Erasmus Paraphr. Newe Test. I. Pref. 5 Ticleyng or clawing of adulacion.

1556 N. Grimald tr. Cicero Thre Bks. Duties ii. f. 85^v That self-same clawing of y^e multitude.

1639 Baker in C. H. Spurgeon Treasury of David (1886) VII. Ps. cxliii. 3 He can do no good upon me with fawning and clawing.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1889; most recently modified version published online December 2019).

clawingadj.

/ˈklɔːɪŋ/

Etymology: formed as clawing n. + -ing suffix².

That claws; spec. flattering, fawning (obsolete).

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > esteem > approval or sanction > commendation or praise > flattery or flattering > servile flattery or currying favour > [adjective]

fikingc1230

papelarda1500

gnathonical1540

clawing1574

pickthank1575

slavering1575

claw-back1577

courting1580

fawning1585

adulatory1587

insinuating1592

insinuative1592

scraping1599

adulatorious1612

men-pleasing1615

pickthanking1621

sycophantical1632

gnathonic1637

insinuanta1639

sycophantizing1640

ingratiating1642

led1672

sycophanting1674

sycophantly1680

sycophanta1684

sycophantica1698

pickthankly1702

assiduous1725

foot-licking1786

tuft-hunting1789

sycophantish1821

favour-currying1831

bootlicking1849

toadying1863

creepy-crawly1890

slauming1904

toadyish1909

ass-licking1940

ass-kissing1942

brown-nosing1946

arse-licking1950

sucky1991

1574 A. Anderson Expos. Hymne Benedictus f. 65^v Using your clawing coolour.

1646 G. Buck Hist. Life Richard III 78 Some triviall clawing Pamphleteers, and historical parasites.

a1682 Sir T. Browne Christian Morals (1716) i. 24 To afford a credulous Ear unto the clawing suggestions of fancy.

Derivatives

ˈclawingly adv. flatteringly (obsolete).

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > esteem > approval or sanction > commendation or praise > flattery or flattering > servile flattery or currying favour > [adverb]

clawingly1566

fawningly1591

ambitiously1598

adulatoriously1601

sycophantically1643

sycophantly1672

smoothingly1843

sycophantishly1847

insinuatingly1860

ingratiatingly1886

1566 T. Drant in tr. Horace Medicinable Morall sig. D^v I can tell them clawyngly.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1889; most recently modified version published online June 2020).

单词	clawing
释义	clawingn. /ˈklɔːɪŋ/ Etymology: < claw v. + -ing suffix¹. The action of claw v. 1. Scratching, scraping, etc. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > touch and feeling > touching > scratching > [noun] clawing1398 scratching1548 the world > existence and causation > creation > destruction > rubbing or friction > [noun] > scratching, scraping, or abrasion clawing1398 razinga1400 scrattinga1400 scrapingc1440 scrape1483 raze1530 rasure1596 rasion1617 scrub1621 scrubbing1622 scrapelet1625 grazing1698 scratch1765 rake1869 1398 J. Trevisa tr. Bartholomew de Glanville De Proprietatibus Rerum (1495) vii. lxiii. 278 A drye scabbe hath..desyrynge of frotynge, rubbynge, cratchynge, and clawynge. c1475 Babees Bk. (Harl. 5086) (2002) i. 4 Thurhe clowyng your flesshe loke yee nat Rent. 1527 in State Papers Henry VIII (1830) I. 233 His leg, by a little clawing..is swelled and grevith him sore. 1614 G. Markham Cheape & Good Husbandry (1668) i. ii. 10 Will..patiently indure currying, combing, rubbing, clawing. 1873 R. Broughton Nancy III. ii. 31 Vick [the dog] is sitting on my lap, making little impatient clawings at my defenceless countenance. †2. figurative. Flattery. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > esteem > approval or sanction > commendation or praise > flattery or flattering > servile flattery or currying favour > [noun] fawninga1350 adulationc1400 papelardya1425 papelardrya1500 captation1523 clawing1548 insinuation1553 curry-favour1581 man-pleasing1588 courting1607 men-pleasing1615 supparasitation1620 sycophantizing1640 assiduity1641 ingratiating1642 licking1648 man-pleasance1656 sycophancy1657 fawnery1661 sycophantrya1677 nutting1789 tuft-hunting1789 cultivation1793 huggery1804 ingratiation1815 sycophantism1821 lickspittling1839 toadyship1839 toadyism1840 bootlicking1849 toadying1863 arse-licking1912 lickspittle1914 apple-polishing1926 pot-licking1929 brown-nosing1934 ass-kissing1936 arse-kissing1937 ass-licking1946 sucking-up1946 bum-sucking1949 love bomb1975 love-bombing1976 1548 N. Udall et al. tr. Erasmus Paraphr. Newe Test. I. Pref. 5 Ticleyng or clawing of adulacion. 1556 N. Grimald tr. Cicero Thre Bks. Duties ii. f. 85^v That self-same clawing of y^e multitude. 1639 Baker in C. H. Spurgeon Treasury of David (1886) VII. Ps. cxliii. 3 He can do no good upon me with fawning and clawing. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1889; most recently modified version published online December 2019). clawingadj. /ˈklɔːɪŋ/ Etymology: formed as clawing n. + -ing suffix². That claws; spec. flattering, fawning (obsolete). ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > esteem > approval or sanction > commendation or praise > flattery or flattering > servile flattery or currying favour > [adjective] fikingc1230 papelarda1500 gnathonical1540 clawing1574 pickthank1575 slavering1575 claw-back1577 courting1580 fawning1585 adulatory1587 insinuating1592 insinuative1592 scraping1599 adulatorious1612 men-pleasing1615 pickthanking1621 sycophantical1632 gnathonic1637 insinuanta1639 sycophantizing1640 ingratiating1642 led1672 sycophanting1674 sycophantly1680 sycophanta1684 sycophantica1698 pickthankly1702 assiduous1725 foot-licking1786 tuft-hunting1789 sycophantish1821 favour-currying1831 bootlicking1849 toadying1863 creepy-crawly1890 slauming1904 toadyish1909 ass-licking1940 ass-kissing1942 brown-nosing1946 arse-licking1950 sucky1991 1574 A. Anderson Expos. Hymne Benedictus f. 65^v Using your clawing coolour. 1646 G. Buck Hist. Life Richard III 78 Some triviall clawing Pamphleteers, and historical parasites. a1682 Sir T. Browne Christian Morals (1716) i. 24 To afford a credulous Ear unto the clawing suggestions of fancy. Derivatives ˈclawingly adv. flatteringly (obsolete). ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > esteem > approval or sanction > commendation or praise > flattery or flattering > servile flattery or currying favour > [adverb] clawingly1566 fawningly1591 ambitiously1598 adulatoriously1601 sycophantically1643 sycophantly1672 smoothingly1843 sycophantishly1847 insinuatingly1860 ingratiatingly1886 1566 T. Drant in tr. Horace Medicinable Morall sig. D^v I can tell them clawyngly. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1889; most recently modified version published online June 2020). < n.1398adj.1566
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