Thesaurus results for PAW

paw

verb

Definition of paw

as in to finger

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Recent Examples of paw In City’s eventful 5-4 victory over Fulham at Craven Cottage, Samuel Chukwueze scored the final goal of the game after Donnarumma unconvincingly pawed away Harry Wilson’s inswinging corner, despite no players really challenging him in the air. — Michael Cox, New York Times, 20 Apr. 2026 Video of the attack released by the Department of Insurance shows what appears to be, to the casual observer, at least, a person in a brown bear costume entering a car and rummaging around and pawing at the inside. — Hannah Fry, Los Angeles Times, 18 Apr. 2026 Most dog owners have likely experienced your dog pawing at your legs. — Zoe Denenberg, Southern Living, 19 Feb. 2026 This is when deer go underneath a low-hanging branch, probably one to two meters off the ground, and paw up the soil beneath using their hooves. — New Atlas, 10 Feb. 2026 See All Example Sentences for paw

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Verb

When questioned about the crime, Hohimer had fingered the deceased Malchow.

— Adam Harrington, CBS News, 9 Sep. 2026
The absence of an exchange leaves the reader fingering loose threads and, in the absence of plot, listening into tonal shifts and ruptures.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 11 Aug. 2026

Definition of finger

Verb

An ultra-fine, barrier-reparative mist, under-eye patches, and lip balms are also essential—tucked away in a pouch inside my Alex Mill tote.

— Elly Leavitt, Vogue, 19 July 2026
Meanwhile, Hyland, 35, shared a video of herself lip syncing the song on vacation in Puerto Rico with husband Wells Adams and friends.

— Daniela Avila, PEOPLE, 9 July 2026

Definition of lip

Verb

Some of these practices have been reported on before, such as rubbing deodorant against colored pages from magazines to make eye shadow.

— Elizabeth Gulino, Allure, 8 Oct. 2026
The story takes place around the Club Rumba Royale, where white Europeans and Congolese citizens rub shoulders, and where the captivating melodies of rumba merge with aspirations and fiery debates of independence.

— Diana Lodderhose, Deadline, 8 Oct. 2026

Definition of rub

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While the imagery around the show was overtly erotic, from the footage of mating snails and kissing bodies to the music and the projections, the clothes themselves were less about baring skin than creating a sense of sensuality.

— Amy Francombe, Vogue, 9 Oct. 2026
According to Miltenberg, Doe kissed his client first and did not see her drinking alcohol or doing drugs.

— Michael Ruiz , Bryan Llenas, FOXNews.com, 9 Oct. 2026

Definition of kiss

Verb

The fact that shoes are getting slimmer and slimmer may feel somewhat new, but the sole-hugging footwear is actually just a continuation of a popular style from the ’90s.

— Renata Joffre, Glamour, 9 Oct. 2026
The hip-hugging silhouettes also provided a prime opportunity to show off oversized belts and bellybutton piercings.

— Angela Velasquez, Footwear News, 7 Oct. 2026

Definition of hug

Verb

Out of frame, Ryan’s girlfriend, Carolina Mahedy, a former sommelier at Le Bernardin, nosed a glass.

— Arthur Holland Michel, New Yorker, 28 Sep. 2026
The simplehuman 50-Liter Trash Can has a slide lock that holds the lid closed when pests (or curious pets) try to nose their way in.

— Lauren Murphy, Better Homes & Gardens, 12 Sep. 2026

Definition of nose

Verb

As if that same sea that caresses the feet of the palms were doing it now in Tokyo, in your house.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 8 Oct. 2026
Breasts are caressed and thighs crisscross; kisses are planted, and occasionally there’s a glimpse of something more graphic.

— Alex Greenberger, ARTnews.com, 4 Sep. 2026

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