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scraping.

The sound or action of something being scraped.

8 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun
  1. The sound or action of something being scraped.

  2. Something removed by being scraped.

    the scrapings of roads and ditches
  3. Automated collection of data, data scraping.

Where this word comes from

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

verb
  1. present participle and gerund of scrape

    form-of · gerund · participle · present
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