我试着把Beth的问题翻译成中文，如有雷同，实属巧合，哈哈 How to describe the actions made by cats, padding and pawing in Chinese? 如何用中文来形容猫的这种款步轻抓的动作呢？ How to describe the actions made by cats, padding and pawing in Chinese? For example: The cat sat on my lap annoying me with it's constant padding, pawing at my legs leaving little scratches. 举个例子来说吧：那只猫坐在我的大腿上骚扰我，一边伸着懒腰，一边仰脸来回地挠我，害得 我腿上都被它挠出了几条印儿。 我连蒙带猜，许是猫磨爪子吧，这是猫的一种生活习性，逮着个东西，也不论是树干还是拖鞋，这家伙一边压低了腰胯，伸着懒腰，一边仰着头，来回地磨着它的前爪，喀拉喀拉作响。 正如Beth评论的那样，它倒不是想伤害谁，就是痒吧？查了一下，跟老鼠磨牙差不多。

In my opinion, there is no a coresponding word in chinese. and I think it should be called （猫）磨爪子。 the last time, I was translating your sentence while my wife wanted to watch a movie, so I had to say: 晕死！and I am not sure that I can understand the word padding and pawing. then I got a dictionary to read about it, and I found it's difficult to explain that. you know, cats like 磨爪子 on sth, but this time, the cat 磨爪子 on your body and leaveing little scratches（挠出了几条印儿），and i know, they dont want to hurt you, it's just cats' Lifehabit生活习性。

padding is拍， 轻拍 pawing， no matter leaves a scratcheor not, is called 挠，抓， if that leaved a scratches than called 挠伤 or 抓伤。btw 挠 sounds more lightly than 抓。 The cat sat on my lap annoying me with it's constant padding, pawing at my legs leaving little scratches. 猫之前坐在我的手提上， 一个劲的烦我， 一会拍拍我， 一会挠挠我，腿都被挠破了 i remember that you already speak good chinese , so i tried to speak that more like real chinese now.

padding (拍）pawing (挠） 趴在我腿上的猫不断以（用爪子）拍打我和挠我的腿并留下抓痕（的方式）来打扰我。

我大胆地翻译成中文，错误有多少我就不知道了，抛砖引玉吧！ How to describe the actions made by cats, padding and pawing in Chinese? 如何用中文来形容猫,......晕死，蹭