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faire ses griffes

French, verb/fɛʁ se ɡʁif/

faire ses griffes is a French verb meaning “to sharpen one's claws; to scratch things, to claw the furniture” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “S’aguerrir, s’endurcir, s’aiguiser”.

What does faire ses griffes mean in English?

verb

  1. 1

    to sharpen one's claws; to scratch things, to claw the furniture

Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How French dictionaries define it

verb: 1. S’aguerrir, s’endurcir, s’aiguiser.

The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.

Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.

Forms of faire ses griffes

  • se faire les griffes alternative

Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).

How do you pronounce faire ses griffes?

  • /fɛʁ se ɡʁif/
  • \fɛʁ se ɡʁif\

Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.