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bescraping

bescraping is the present participle and gerund of bescrape.

Meaning of bescrape

Verb

bescrape (third-person singular simple present bescrapes, present participle bescraping, simple past and past participle bescraped)

  1. (obsolete, transitive) To scrape all over; scrape excessively.
    • I had rather hear A pedlar's kit bescrape a dancing dog.1789, Ralph Griffiths, George Edward Griffiths, The Monthly review - Volume 81 - Page 218

Questions about bescraping

What is bescraping the present participle and gerund of?
Bescraping is the present participle and gerund of bescrape.

Words near bescraping in the dictionary

  1. bescorns
  2. Bescot
  3. bescrape
  4. bescraped
  5. bescrapes
  6. bescraping
  7. bescratch
  8. bescratched
  9. bescratches
  10. bescratching
  11. bescrawl

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