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• scrap·ing — /ˈskreıpıŋ/ noun, pl ings [count] : an object or substance that has been removed from a surface by rubbing an object or tool against it : something that is scraped off of a surface usually plural The carpenter brushed the scrapings aside as she… …   Useful english dictionary

• sky|scrap|ing — «SKY SKRAY pihng», adjective. very high; lofty: »skyscraping towers …   Useful english dictionary

• scrap — scrap; scrap·er; scrap·i·ana; scrap·ie; scrap·ler; scrap·man; scrap·page; scrap·pi·ly; scrap·pi·ness; sky·scrap·er; sky·scrap·ered; scrap·per; scrap·ple; scrap·py; scrap·ing·ly; scrap·pler; …   English syllables

• ing — aborn·ing; aw·ing; bear·ing; be·ing; bell·ing; berth·ing; bind·ing; boul·der·ing; brok·ing; brown·ing; cheese·par·ing; cleans·ing; clos·ing; con·cern·ing; con·sid·er·ing; cop·ing; cov·er·ing; crack·ing; crown·ing; duck·ing; dur·ing; en·dur·ing;… …   English syllables

• melt´ing|ly — melt «mehlt», verb, melt|ed, melt|ed or mol|ten, melt|ing, noun. –v.t. 1. to change from a solid to a liquid by applying h …   Useful english dictionary

• scrapingly — scrap·ing·ly …   English syllables

• scraping — scrap|ing [ skreıpıŋ ] noun 1. ) scrapings plural small amounts or pieces of something that have been SCRAPED from a surface 2. ) singular a rough unpleasant noise made by something rubbing against a hard surface …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• Scraping — Scrap ing, a. Resembling the act of, or the effect produced by, one who, or that which, scrapes; as, a scraping noise; a scraping miser. {Scrap ing*ly}, adv. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Scrapingly — Scraping Scrap ing, a. Resembling the act of, or the effect produced by, one who, or that which, scrapes; as, a scraping noise; a scraping miser. {Scrap ing*ly}, adv. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• scrape — [[t]skreɪp[/t]] v. scraped, scrap•ing, n. 1) to rub (a surface) with something rough or sharp, as to clean or smooth it 2) to remove by rubbing with something rough or sharp 3) to scratch, injure, or mar by brushing against something rough or… …   From formal English to slang