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Dawing vs Pawing - What's the difference?

dawing | pawing |

As verbs the difference between dawing and pawing

is that dawing is present participle of daw while pawing is present participle of paw.

As nouns the difference between dawing and pawing

is that dawing is dawn, daybreak while pawing is the act of one who paws.

dawing

English

Verb

(head)

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • (obsolete, outside, Scotland) Dawn, daybreak.

    • Anagrams

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    pawing

    English

    Verb

    (head)

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • The act of one who paws.
  • * 1946 , Mazo de la Roche, Return to Jalna
    • Firelight could be seen reflected on the ceiling of the drawing-room. Inside the deep stone porch, the heavy door was scarred by the pawings of many generations of dogs.