scrape
verb (used with object)
to deprive of or free from an outer layer, adhering matter, etc., or to smooth by drawing or rubbing something, especially a sharp or rough instrument, over the surface.
is scraping
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present progressiveof scrape (3rd person singular).present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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A key survey of American consumers is scraping bottom, showing they’ve never felt this lousy about the economy, even at the height of recessions or when the Covid pandemic raged.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 10, 2026
With Kirk Cousins at quarterback and no Drake London, Atlanta is scraping by.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 20, 2025
Others express outrage that A.I. is scraping their work from the internet to train systems without permission, compensation or credit.
From New York Times ● Dec. 30, 2023
Yet another, albeit lesser-known AI-driven database is scraping images from millions and millions of people — and for less scrupulous means.
From Salon ● Apr. 6, 2023
And Mother is scraping and fawning, “If you please, sir . . . begging your lordship’s pardon.”
From "Good Masters! Sweet Ladies!: Voices from a Medieval Village" by Laura Amy Schlitz
