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scraping

verb , present participle of scrape

1 to pass roughly and noisily over or against a surface

Synonyms of scraping

grating, grinding, rasping, scratching

Words Related to scraping

rubbing

Near Antonyms of scraping

gliding, skating, sliding

2 to damage by rubbing against a sharp or rough surface

Synonyms of scraping

abrading, grazing, scratching, scuffing

Words Related to scraping

barking, skinning

Near Antonyms of scraping

polishing, smoothing, softening, waxing

3 to press or strike against or together so as to make a scraping sound

Synonyms of scraping

crunching, gnashing, grating, grinding, gritting, scrunching

Words Related to scraping

creaking, groaning, moaning, rasping, scratching, whining

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