Etymology

scraping

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Today it means: The sound or action of something being scraped. Full definition →

Middle English scrapinge
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scraping · noun1

  1. Middle English · inherited fromscrapinge
  2. English todayscraping

From Middle English scrapinge, equivalent to scrape + -ing.

scraping · verb2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

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