Synonyms for scraping

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1. scraping(noun)

   (usually plural) a fragment scraped off of something and collected

   "they collected blood scrapings for analysis"

   Synonyms:
   scratching, scrape, scratch

2. scrape, scraping, scratch, scratching(noun)

   a harsh noise made by scraping

   "the scrape of violin bows distracted her"

   Synonyms:
   lolly, start, clams, cacography, scrawl, starting line, cabbage, wampum, lucre, boodle, mark, incision, gelt, scratch line, scratching, bread, slit, lettuce, prick, loot, sugar, chicken feed, scratch, simoleons, abrasion, pelf, dough, dinero, kale, scrape, excoriation, scar, scribble, dent, shekels, moolah

3. scrape, scraping(noun)

   a deep bow with the foot drawn backwards (indicating excessive humility)

   "all that bowing and scraping did not impress him"

   Synonyms:
   excoriation, abrasion, scar, scratch, mark, scratching, scrape

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1. List of paraphrases for "scraping":

   scratching

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1. Shalom Blac:

   I remember just screaming and scraping my body, and my skin was literally falling on the floor, i remember my mom telling me that I fainted. She thought I was gone.

2. Darcisio Perondi:

   The government is scraping the bottom of the barrel, offering jobs in ministries and money for public works in congressional districts.

3. Kenneth Mandato:

   I think basically, scraping the surface, my study as well as the literature out there is all positive, and the stuff that I’ve read about is in very small numbers but very conclusive that this works.

4. Andy Haldane:

   Official statistics tend to be lagging and tend to be revised. And what the scraping of the web can do is give us a better today read on what’s going on, it can give us a more timely understanding of whether the fortunes of the economy are turning up or turning down.

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