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How to pronounce “claw

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Pronunciation guide for claw

Learning goal
Practice the English pronunciation of claw with real speech in context.
Available examples
8 YouTube examples
Real speech example
What Makes Someone Vote Against Their Political Party?but we’re going to have to claw for every margin.
Definition summary
A curved, pointed, horny projection on each digit of the foot of a mammal, reptile, or bird.

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How to pronounce claw

What Makes Someone Vote Against Their Political Party?

but we’re going to have to claw for every margin.

Example Sentences

A Deep Dive Into “claw

Meaning

  • [Noun]
  • A curved, pointed, horny projection on each digit of the foot of a mammal, reptile, or bird.
  • A foot equipped with such.
  • The pincer (chela) of a crustacean or other arthropod.
  • A mechanical device resembling a claw, used for gripping or lifting.
  • (colloquial) A human fingernail, particularly one extending well beyond the fingertip.
  • (botany) A slender appendage or process, formed like a claw, such as the base of petals of the pink.
  • (juggling) The act of catching a ball overhand.
  • (graph theory) A tree with one internal vertex and three leaves.
  • [Verb]
  • To scratch or to tear at.
  • To use the claws to seize, to grip.
  • To use the claws to climb.
  • (juggling) To perform a claw catch.
  • To move with one's fingertips.
  • (transitive, obsolete)

Practice Nearby Words

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