释义 |
scraping I. noun (-s) Etymology: Middle English scrapinge action of one that scrapes, from gerund of scrapen to scrape : something scraped off, up, or together — usually used in plural < street scrapings > < fed on pot scrapings > II. adjective Etymology: from present participle of scrape (I) : that scrapes; specifically : miserly • scrap·ing·ly adverb |