raking

/ ˈreɪkɪŋ /

noun

1. rugby the offence committed when a player deliberately scrapes an opponent's leg, arm, etc, with the studs of his or her boots

Example Sentences

Fox, a graphic artist and emcee for Atlanta-based indie label Awful Records at the time, was posting absurdly funny tweets under the alias “Bootymath,” raking in tens of thousands of followers.

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It became the most-viewed YouTube video of all time in November 2020, at the height of the pandemic, after raking up seven billion views.

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I grew jealous of the girls on my For You page, raking it in.

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"We got some really good ones of raking up and baling," Miss Burke said.

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Everything part of this franchise’s existence is designed to keep the Marvel Cinematic Universe pumping out films and raking in cash for as long as possible.

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Related Words

• comb 
• scour 
• scrape