Synonyms for scraping
scrap·ing

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1. scrapingnoun

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

   "they collected blood scrapings for analysis"

   Synonyms:
   scratching, scrape, scratch

2. scrape, scraping, scratch, scratchingnoun

   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, scrapingnoun

   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

Matched Categories

1. • Bow
   • Fragment
   • Noise

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1. List of paraphrases for "scraping":

   scratching

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1. Sage Wilson:

   I could find another job in food service, or something... but I'd just be scraping by on minimum wage or close to it the same as I am now. so much of it seems to be about shifting the cost of driving to workers.

2. 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.

3. 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.

4. Alastair Key:

   The diversity of tools is fantastic. In the 1920s, the site produced some of earliest handaxes ever discovered in Britain. Now, for the first time, we have found rare evidence of scraping and piercing implements at this very early age.

5. Karen Akpan:

   We were just sick and tired of being sick and tired of all the bills and living in California and barely scraping by, we decided we just wanted to do something different for our son.