As verbs the difference between pawing and yawing
is that pawing is present participle of paw while yawing is present participle of lang=en.
As a noun pawing
is the act of one who paws.
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.