scraping

English

Etymology 1

From Middle English scrapinge, equivalent to scrape + -ing.

Noun

scraping (plural scrapings)

  1. The sound or action of something being scraped.
    • 2003, Brad Steiger, Real Ghosts, Restless Spirits, and Haunted Places (page 30)
      We explored the basement, wherein she had so often heard heavy footsteps, thuddings, and scrapings.
  2. What has been removed when something has been scraped.
    the scrapings of roads and ditches
Translations

Etymology 2

From scrape + -ing.

Verb

scraping

  1. present participle of scrape

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