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Jawing vs Pawing - What's the difference?

jawing | pawing |

As verbs the difference between jawing and pawing

is that jawing is while pawing is .

As nouns the difference between jawing and pawing

is that jawing is a scolding while pawing is the act of one who paws.

jawing

English

Verb

(head)

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • A scolding.
  • * (Mark Twain)
    • There were jawings , bickerings, heart-burnings.

    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.