Thesaurus results for PAW

paw

verb

Definition of paw

as in to finger

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Recent Examples of paw Bringing back toys in cereal boxes Remember pawing through your cereal boxes, hunting for the plastic toy at the bottom? — Daniel De Visé, USA Today, 23 Apr. 2026 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 See All Example Sentences for paw

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Verb

The shampoo didn’t strip the tester’s already-dry hair, and a two-minute conditioner left her tangles smooth enough to finger-comb.

— Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Kansas City Star, 21 Oct. 2026
When questioned about the crime, Hohimer had fingered the deceased Malchow.

— Adam Harrington, CBS News, 9 Sep. 2026

Definition of finger

Verb

This advent calendar will keep them stocked up on ChapStick lip balms through winter (and probably beyond).

— Katie Decker-Jacoby, StyleCaster, 3 Nov. 2026
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

Definition of lip

Verb

The discovery was made Wednesday in the Hickory Ridge area of east Charlotte, and responding officers report a man drenched in sweat tried to rub them down with garlic and bite them, according to an affidavit.

— Mark Price, Charlotte Observer, 23 Oct. 2026
True, but there are other issues that rubbed me the wrong way (sorry).

— Valerie Monroe, Allure, 23 Oct. 2026

Definition of rub

Verb

And yet, the ball still fell a few inches short, kissing the front of the United Center rim.

— Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 30 Oct. 2026
The friends made headlines several times over the years for so openly showing affection to each other, frequently kissing on the lips at red carpet events.

— Selome Hailu, Variety, 30 Oct. 2026

Definition of kiss

Verb

The best boots that fit the trend are made of either soft leather or suede with a slim sole, intentional detailing, and a silhouette that hugs the foot.

— Abby Hepworth, Travel + Leisure, 5 Nov. 2026
His baggy jeans, chest-hugging polo and Oakley raver sunglasses lend themselves better to the hipster neighborhood of Silver Lake.

— Matt Donnelly, Variety, 4 Nov. 2026

Definition of hug

Verb

Here, goats nose through massive piles of garbage left uncollected for weeks in the simmering 90-degree heat.

— Ryan Lenora Brown, Christian Science Monitor, 5 Nov. 2026
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

Definition of nose

Verb

The most sensual scene in the movie is actually a dance number at a public gathering where the two characters slowly sway and caress each other, much to the horror and confusion of the other townsfolk.

— Whitney Friedlander, Los Angeles Times, 26 Oct. 2026
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

Definition of caress

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