scraping by

A form of scrape by — To only afford the essentials; to barely sustain oneself.

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Meanings

verb
  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of scrape by
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scraping by. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/scraping%20by

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“scraping by.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/scraping%20by. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “scraping by,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/scraping%20by.

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