1. the act of removing something from a surface by drawing a sharp or rough object across it
2. a harsh grating sound made by something being scraped
3. something that has been scraped off

1. present participle of scrape: to remove something from a surface by drawing a sharp or rough object across it

Examples

• The scraping of the chair legs on the floor was annoying.
• She heard the scraping of ice being removed from the windshield.
• The scraping took hours to complete.
• He was scraping the old paint off the fence.
• The scraping of metal against concrete created sparks.
• Wood scrapings covered the workshop floor.
• She was scraping mud off her boots.