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[ noun ] a harsh noise made by scraping
Synonyms Examples "the scrape of violin bows distracted her" Used in print (E. Lucas Myers, "The Vindication of Dr. Nestor,"...)He opened it a crack and in doing so made as much shuffling , coughing , and scraping noise as possible in_order to drown emanations from the hen who had begun to protest . Related terms |
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[ noun ] a fragment scraped off of something and collected (usually plural)
Examples "they collected blood scrapings for analysis" Used in print (Doris Miles Disney, Mrs. Meeker's Money....)Scrapings from the bed_linen identical with the lint and thread found in the nasal and oral_cavities . |
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