(usually plural) a fragment scraped off of something and collected; "they collected blood scrapings for analysis"
Used in a Sentence
scraping
How to use scraping in a sentence. Example sentences and definitions for scraping.
Editorial note
They’ll end up bowing and scraping and hoping that Uncle Google throws a bit more fiber their way, someday.
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Definitions3
Parts of speech1
Quick take
(usually plural) a fragment scraped off of something and collected; "they collected blood scrapings for analysis"
Meaning at a glance
The clearest senses and uses of scraping gathered in one view.
a harsh noise made by scraping; "the scrape of violin bows distracted her"
a deep bow with the foot drawn backwards (indicating excessive humility); "all that bowing and scraping did not impress him"
Definitions
Core meanings and parts of speech for scraping.
noun
(usually plural) a fragment scraped off of something and collected; "they collected blood scrapings for analysis"
noun
a harsh noise made by scraping; "the scrape of violin bows distracted her"
See also: scrape, scratch, scratching
noun
a deep bow with the foot drawn backwards (indicating excessive humility); "all that bowing and scraping did not impress him"
See also: scrape
Example sentences
They’ll end up bowing and scraping and hoping that Uncle Google throws a bit more fiber their way, someday.
If they don't lead it I can see someone else doing it in such a way that their core money maker of web scraping and indexing ceases to work.
IBM was truly scraping the bottom of the barrel for their hiring, and in India, they went below the barrel in order to cut costs.
The people involved really want this information, so much that they are willing to expend time and effort to construct scraping bots and what have you .
It's like something in between imperfect systems, scraping off the margin created by that imperfection.
3taps changed their IP and continued scraping -- it's the ignoring of the cease & desist that's the problem; that they did so by changing IP is just a technical detail.
By scraping craigslist in an attempt to undermine their platform you are eliminating their site's relatively utility for buyers, which eliminates the impetus for sellers to list there.
Friendship wasn't an affectation, it was a necessity; humans are effectively incapable of surviving as an individual with no social support, and these people were, by modern standards, in a constant state of just barely scraping by.
Why was kami8844's comment instantly flagged?it's really disgusting to see people quietly being blacklisted.---1 point by kami8844 0 minutes ago | link [dead]I had to do some web scraping for an application that I recently wrote and only when my app's performance started to rely on the results provided by the various search engines out there, I started to fully appreciate how good Google is.
Frequently asked questions
Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.
How do you use scraping in a sentence?
They’ll end up bowing and scraping and hoping that Uncle Google throws a bit more fiber their way, someday.
What does scraping mean?
(usually plural) a fragment scraped off of something and collected; "they collected blood scrapings for analysis"
What part of speech is scraping?
scraping is commonly used as noun.