paw at

verb

To come on to (someone) in a rude way, with excessive and unwelcome touching; to handle (someone or something) rudely or clumsily.

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Meanings

verbpaw at (third-person singular simple present paws at, present participle pawing at, simple past and past participle pawed at)

present singular third person paws at · participle present pawing at · participle past pawed at · past pawed at

  1. idiomaticinformalTo come on to (someone) in a rude way, with excessive and unwelcome touching; to handle (someone or something) rudely or clumsily.
  2. idiomaticinformalTo repeatedly hit (someone or something) with a paw.
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APA

paw at. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/paw%20at

MLA

“paw at.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/paw%20at. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “paw at,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/paw%20at.

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