pawing

He was like a big bear raiding a bee-hive and, regardless of the stings, he obstinately persisted in pawing for the honey.

Chapter VII 2010

He was like a big bear raiding a bee-hive and, regardless of the stings, he obstinately persisted in pawing for the honey.

Chapter VII 1910

He no longer pushed his magic to the limits of its power; he no longer sought knowledge with the same voracity and hunger as a stag pawing through the snows of winter in search of sustenance.

Curse of the Shadowmage Anthony, Mark, 1966- 1995

Secure as he is of the contemporary public verdict, Sir Charles does not attempt to repress his love of "pawing" all his female acquaintances.

Letters on Literature Andrew Lang 1878

Sometimes he looked up with an ambitious eye to Homer, and we see his hand "pawing" like the hoof of the war-horse in Job, as he smelled his battle afar off, and panted to do for Achilles and Hector what he had done for Turnus and Æneas.

The Poetical Works of John Dryden, Volume 1 With Life, Critical Dissertation, and Explanatory Notes John Dryden 1665

Symptoms include head shaking, "pawing" at an ear, gagging, sneezing, or excessive licking/chewing of a foot.

The Santa Barbara Independent stories < 2010

Or should it be "pawing" over the Labour Manifesto which to me looks more like Russian Communist-era artwork than Welcome Break.

Telegraph.co.uk: news, business, sport, the Daily Telegraph newspaper, Sunday Telegraph 2010

Digging dirt out of his spikes, Wilson said he found himself "pawing" at a mound that was

SI.com 2010

Or should it be "pawing" over the Labour Manifesto which to me looks more like Russian Communist-era artwork than Welcome Break.

Latest news, breaking news, current news, UK news, world news, celebrity news, politics news 2010

Or should it be "pawing" over the Labour Manifesto which to me looks more like Russian Communist-era artwork than Welcome Break.

Latest news, breaking news, current news, UK news, world news, celebrity news, politics news 2010