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Awing vs Pawing - What's the difference?

awing | pawing |

As verbs the difference between awing and pawing

is that awing is present participle of lang=en while pawing is present participle of paw.

As an adverb awing

is on the wing; flying; fluttering.

As a noun pawing is

the act of one who paws.

awing

English

Etymology 1

Adverb

(-)
  • On the wing; flying; fluttering.

    • Etymology 2

    Verb

    (head)

    • 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.