scraping(s) (Meaning)
scraping(s)
to collect by or as if by scraping, a mark or injury caused by scraping, a disagreeable situation, to remove from a surface by usually repeated strokes of an edged instrument, to make one's way with difficulty, to make (a surface) smooth or clean with strokes of an edged instrument or an abrasive, to move in sliding contact with a rough surface, a bow made with a pulling back of the foot, the act or process of scraping, to accumulate money by small economies, altercation, fight, to draw back the foot along the ground in making a bow, to damage or injure by dragging or rubbing against a rough surface, to remove by repeated strokes of an edged tool, a distressing encounter, a sound, mark, or injury made by scraping, to clean or smooth by rubbing, a sound made by scraping, to damage or injure the surface of by contact with a rough surface, the nest of a bird consisting of a usually shallow depression in the ground, to gather with difficulty and little by little, to grate harshly over or against, a bow made with a drawing back of the foot along the ground, a cleared area on the forest floor made by a male deer during breeding season to attract a doe, to draw roughly or noisily over a surface, to rub or cause to rub so as to make a harsh noise, to barely get by
Synonyms & Antonyms of scraping(s)
scraping(s) Sentence Examples
- The scraping of the barnacles from the hull of the boat took several hours.
- The doctor scraped the infection off of the patient's skin.
- The chef was scraping the burnt food off the pan.
- The artist was scraping away at the paint on the canvas.
- The hikers had to scrape the mud off their boots before entering the cabin.
- The students were scraping the paint off the old desks.
- The mechanic was scraping the rust off the car's engine.
- The archaeologists were carefully scraping away the dirt to reveal the ancient ruins.
- The dog was scraping at the door to be let in.
- The snowplow was scraping the ice off the road.
FAQs About the word scraping(s)
to collect by or as if by scraping, a mark or injury caused by scraping, a disagreeable situation, to remove from a surface by usually repeated strokes of an ed
residue, refuse, stump, leavings, residual, remains,odds and ends, fag end, remainder, balance
whole,,
The scraping of the barnacles from the hull of the boat took several hours.
The doctor scraped the infection off of the patient's skin.
The chef was scraping the burnt food off the pan.
The artist was scraping away at the paint on the canvas.
