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Uncommonscraping
The correct spelling is scraping.
How to pronounce scraping
noun
Say it like: Scr-api-ng
The correct spelling is scraping. The sound or action of something being scraped. For example: "the scrapings of roads and ditches"
Usage Examples
“the scrapings of roads and ditches”
“Her fingernails scraped across the blackboard.”
“Scrape the chewing gum off with a knife.”
Meanings
noun
- 1.The sound or action of something being scraped.
- 2.What has been removed when something has been scraped.
verb
- 1.To draw (an object, especially a sharp or angular one), along (something) while exerting pressure.
- 2.To remove (something) by drawing an object along in this manner.
- 3.To injure or damage by rubbing across a surface.
- 4.To barely manage to achieve.
- 5.To collect or gather, especially without regard to the quality of what is chosen.
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