The act or process of using a rake; the going over a space with a rake.
Used in a Sentence
raking
Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for raking.
Editorial note
Meanwhile, sociopaths and kids with Ivy connections seem to be the ones raking in the money you mention.
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Quick take
The act or process of using a rake; the going over a space with a rake.
Meaning at a glance
The clearest senses and uses of raking gathered in one view.
A space gone over with a rake; also, the work done, or the quantity of hay, grain, etc., collected, by going once over a space with a rake.
Swiftly moving.
Definitions
Core meanings and parts of speech for raking.
noun
The act or process of using a rake; the going over a space with a rake.
noun
A space gone over with a rake; also, the work done, or the quantity of hay, grain, etc., collected, by going once over a space with a rake.
adjective
Swiftly moving.
adjective
Sloping; having a rake or incline.
Example sentences
Meanwhile, sociopaths and kids with Ivy connections seem to be the ones raking in the money you mention.
On the contrary telcos are raking it in hand over fist ever since data usage started shooting up.
So they're raking in a nearly guaranteed $44k/yr from the Federal government for every vet they enroll.
The casinos are not raking in the money from slots and table games like they were in decades prior.
We have an entire commercial themes market that is selling GPL based themes, with many successful authors raking in money.
Building voting/raking ingestion and also discussion ingestion could also be done via an Open Protocol so all Feedreader could benefit.
No one seems willing to pay for muck-raking, in-the-trenches journalistic investigation, because no one with the appropriate capital is selling it.
There's lots of shitty software raking in huge license fees based on misplaced reputation.
They are still raking in buttloads of money (like 3% of every transaction), so even with all the theft, they are insanely profitable.
Whenever someone asks for a fifth round of changes for a button's color, I think about a Japanese monk raking gravel.
With the amount of mobile profits Apple is raking in (70%?
> So they're raking in a nearly guaranteed $44k/yr from the Federal government for every vet they enroll.
Quote examples
Maybe companies exist that are "doing it right" but the old way is still alive and kicking and raking in millions.
This company is raking in a fortune and giving nothing in return!!!!" Do I think you are a bad person--no.
(For example, last summer they said they underbilled in May, but didn't catch it till June, and then added the new "back-owed" charges at the new rates in July, one of the hottest times of the year, handily raking in tons more money than they would have.
Frequently asked questions
Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.
How do you use raking in a sentence?
Meanwhile, sociopaths and kids with Ivy connections seem to be the ones raking in the money you mention.
What does raking mean?
The act or process of using a rake; the going over a space with a rake.
What part of speech is raking?
raking is commonly used as noun, adjective.