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scarping

scarping is the present participle and gerund of scarp.

Noun

scarping (plural scarpings)

  1. A scarp (cliff caused by erosion).
  2. The formation of cliffs by erosion.

Meaning of scarp

Verb

scarp (third-person singular simple present scarps, present participle scarping, simple past and past participle scarped)

  1. (transitive, earth science) to cut, scrape, erode, or otherwise make into a scarp or escarpment
    • to scarp the face of a ditch or a rock

See all 3 meanings of scarp

Forms of scarping

pluralscarpings

Questions about scarping

What does scarping mean?
Scarping means a scarp (cliff caused by erosion).
What is scarping the present participle and gerund of?
Scarping is the present participle and gerund of scarp.
What part of speech is scarping?
Scarping is a noun.
What is the plural of scarping?
The plural of scarping is scarpings.

Words near scarping in the dictionary

  1. scarph
  2. scarphed
  3. scarphing
  4. scarphs
  5. scarpines
  6. scarping
  7. scarpings
  8. Scarpino
  9. Scarpinos
  10. scarpland
  11. scarplands

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