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scraping the barrel

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

Meaning of scrape the barrel

Verb

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

  1. Synonym of scrape the bottom of the barrel.

Questions about scraping the barrel

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

Words near scraping the barrel in the dictionary

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

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