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Vocabulary Entry
scraping
|noun • verb
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N
noun
The act or process of removing a layer or scraping away material.
Example Sentences
"The scraping of the old paint revealed the wood underneath."
"She felt a scraping sound coming from the back of the car."
"After the scraping, they needed to apply a fresh coat of paint."
V
verb
To remove or gather material from a surface by dragging or rubbing a sharp or hard implement over it.
Example Sentences
"He is scraping the ice off the windshield every morning."
"They will be scraping the barn's roof to fix the leaks."
"She spent the afternoon scraping the old wallpaper from the walls."