SCRAPING
\skɹˈe͡ɪpɪŋ], \skɹˈeɪpɪŋ], \s_k_ɹ_ˈeɪ_p_ɪ_ŋ]\
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By Princeton University
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a harsh noise made by scraping; "the scrape of violin bows distracted her"
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a fragment scraped off of something and collected (usually plural); "they collected blood scrapings for analysis"
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
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The act of scraping; the act or process of making even, or reducing to the proper form, by means of a scraper.
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Something scraped off; that which is separated from a substance, or is collected by scraping; as, the scraping of the street.
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Resembling the act of, or the effect produced by, one who, or that which, scrapes; as, a scraping noise; a scraping miser.
By Oddity Software
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The act of scraping; the act or process of making even, or reducing to the proper form, by means of a scraper.
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Something scraped off; that which is separated from a substance, or is collected by scraping; as, the scraping of the street.
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Resembling the act of, or the effect produced by, one who, or that which, scrapes; as, a scraping noise; a scraping miser.
By Noah Webster.
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