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scraping together

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

Meaning of scrape together

Verb

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

  1. (idiomatic) To collect, assemble or gather small amounts (especially of money), from various sources, with some difficulty

Questions about scraping together

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

Words near scraping together in the dictionary

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

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