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The correct spelling is raking.

How to pronounce raking

verb

Say it like: Rak-ing

The correct spelling is raking. To walk; to roam, to wander. For example: "She is raking the gravel path to keep it even."

Usage Examples

She is raking the gravel path to keep it even.

A mast rakes aft.

Meanings

verb

  1. 1.To walk; to roam, to wander.
  2. 2.Of animals (especially sheep): to graze.
  3. 3.To roam or wander through (somewhere).
  4. 4.To act upon with a rake, or as if with a rake.
  5. 5.To move swiftly; to proceed rapidly.

noun

  1. 1.The act or process of using a rake; the going over a space with a rake.
  2. 2.A space gone over with a rake; also, the work done, or the quantity of hay, grain, etc., collected, by going once over a space with a rake.

adjective

  1. 1.Swiftly moving.
  2. 2.Sloping; having a rake or incline.

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