Pronunciation: /ˈskreɪpɪŋ/
noun
[mass noun]-
the action or sound of something scraping or being scraped: the scraping of the spoon in the bowl [in singular]: there was a loud scraping of chairs
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[count noun] (usually scrapings) a small amount of something that has been obtained by scraping it from a surface: I got some scrapings from under the girl’s fingernails