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How to pronounce scraping in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms scrape
Type of bow, bowing, obeisance
Derivation scrape


all that bowing and scraping did not impress him.
Type Words
Synonyms scrape, scratch, scratching
Type of noise
Type Words
Type of fragment


they collected blood scrapings for analysis.

Examples of scraping

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It remains one of the world's poorest countries and is still barely scraping by.
From the businessweek.com
Remove chicken and pour vermouth into skillet scraping up all of the brown bits.
From the kentucky.com
Bring to a boil and deglaze pan by scraping the bits from the bottom of the pan.
From the sacbee.com
Mix until the batter is smoothed, scraping down the sides of the bowl as needed.
From the delawareonline.com
Now that store is advising scraping all surfaces and using only oil-based stain.
From the dailyherald.com
The Brewers were again fine in the hit department, scraping together 14 of them.
From the jsonline.com
Give the stripper plenty of time to soften the old paint before scraping it off.
From the thestate.com
Add in the mirin and bring to a boil scraping up the brown bits from the bottom.
From the gothamgal.com
Then return the mixture to the saucepan, scraping down the sides with a spatula.
From the gothamgal.com
More examples
  • (usually plural) a fragment scraped off of something and collected; "they collected blood scrapings for analysis"
  • Scrape: a harsh noise made by scraping; "the scrape of violin bows distracted her"
  • Scrape: a deep bow with the foot drawn backwards (indicating excessive humility); "all that bowing and scraping did not impress him"
  • (scrape) scratch repeatedly; "The cat scraped at the armchair"
  • (scrape) abrasion: an abraded area where the skin is torn or worn off
  • (scrape) scratch: cut the surface of; wear away the surface of
  • Scraping is a live album from Calexico's January 2002 concert in San Francisco's Great American Music Hall.
  • (Scrape (Blue Stahli song)) "Scrape" is the second non-album single by Blue Stahli .
  • (scrape) A broad, shallow injury left by scraping (rather than a cut or a scratch); A fight; especially a fist fight without weapons; An awkward set of circumstances; A D and C or abortion; or, a miscarriage; A shallow depression used by ground birds as a nest; a nest scrape; To draw an object, ...