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Scraping (Noun)

A deep bow with the foot drawn backwards (indicating excessive humility); "all that bowing and scraping did not impress him".

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents.

A harsh noise made by scraping; "the scrape of violin bows distracted her".

Nouns denoting natural events.

The scraping of the metal chair against the floor made me wince.
The scrape of fingernails on the chalkboard sent shivers down her spine.
The sound of scraping ice against glass made it hard to concentrate on the lecture.
As the violinist drew her bow across the strings, the scraping produced a chilling effect.
The high-pitched scraping of the chalk against the blackboard was like nails on a chalkboard to me.

(usually plural) a fragment scraped off of something and collected; "they collected blood scrapings for analysis".

Nouns denoting natural objects (not man-made).