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scraping down

scraping down is the present participle and gerund of scrape down.

Meaning of scrape down

Verb

scrape down (third-person singular simple present scrapes down, present participle scraping down, simple past and past participle scraped down)

  1. (dated) To make the ground flat with tools like a hoe or shovel.

Questions about scraping down

What is scraping down the present participle and gerund of?
Scraping down is the present participle and gerund of scrape down.

Words near scraping down in the dictionary

  1. scraping
  2. scraping along
  3. scraping and bowing
  4. scraping at the bottom of the barrel
  5. scraping by
  6. scraping down
  7. scraping off
  8. scraping someone off the ceiling
  9. scraping the barrel
  10. scraping the bottom of the barrel
  11. scraping through

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