getting one's claws out

A form of get one's claws out — To prepare to attack or retaliate

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Meanings

verb
  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of get one's claws out
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APA

getting one's claws out. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/getting%20one's%20claws%20out

MLA

“getting one's claws out.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/getting%20one's%20claws%20out. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “getting one's claws out,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/getting%20one's%20claws%20out.

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