claw away

Verb

obsolete transitive

(transitive, obsolete) Synonym of claw (“to rail, revile, or scold (someone or something)”)

Japanese Meaning

激しく非難する / 罵る / 叱る

Whenever he questioned the elders' decisions, the townspeople would claw away at him with harsh words and accusations.

彼が長老たちの決定に疑問を呈するたびに、町の人々は厳しい言葉や非難で彼を罵った。

Sense（1）

(transitive, obsolete) Synonym of claw (“to rail, revile, or scold (someone or something)”)

claws away

（ present singular third-person ）

clawing away

（ participle present ）

clawed away

（ participle past ）

clawed away

（ past ）