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scrobbing

scrobbing is the present participle and gerund of scrob.

Meaning of scrob

Verb

scrob (third-person singular simple present scrobs, present participle scrobbing, simple past and past participle scrobbed)

  1. (dialectal) To scratch.
    • And another expression somebody'd say was, 'She scrobbed the face off her.' I think that's an old English word, 'scrob', to scratch. And it would tear the skin down. And ferocious language. And they could hold the bitterness.1996, Kevin Corrigan Kearns, Dublin Pub Life and Lore: An Oral History, page 216

Questions about scrobbing

What is scrobbing the present participle and gerund of?
Scrobbing is the present participle and gerund of scrob.

Words near scrobbing in the dictionary

  1. scroat
  2. scroats
  3. scrob
  4. scrobal
  5. scrobbed
  6. scrobbing
  7. scrobble
  8. scrobbled
  9. scrobbler
  10. scrobbles
  11. scrobbling

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