scraping
The sound or action of something being scrapedThe sound or action of something being scraped.
» He is scraping on the violin.
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3 sensesThe sound or action of something being scraped.
Something removed by being scraped.
the scrapings of roads and ditches
(usually plural) a fragment scraped off of something and collected
Automated collection of data, data scraping.
Examples
21 sentencesHe is scraping on the violin.
Yanni kept scraping the resin away.
Are spatulas for scraping or turning?
Karl heard some weird scraping sounds.
I'm managing scraping along on a small salary.
Translations
2 languagesOrigin
From Middle English scrapinge, equivalent to scrape + -ing.From Middle English scrapinge, equivalent to scrape + -ing.
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Forms
plural: scrapingsSynonyms
3 synonyms- a deep bow with the foot drawn backwards (indicating excessive humility):scrape
- a harsh noise made by scraping:scrapescratchscratching
Word family
4 related wordsSee also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.