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scrabbing

scrabbing is the present participle and gerund of scrab.

Meaning of scrab

Verb

scrab (third-person singular simple present scrabs, present participle scrabbing, simple past and past participle scrabbed)

  1. (transitive) To scrape or scratch.

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Questions about scrabbing

What is scrabbing the present participle and gerund of?
Scrabbing is the present participle and gerund of scrab.

Words near scrabbing in the dictionary

  1. SCR
  2. scr.
  3. scrab
  4. scrabbed
  5. scrabbed eggs
  6. scrabbing
  7. scrabble
  8. scrabbled
  9. scrabbler
  10. scrabblers
  11. scrabbles

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