- present participle of scab.
Example Sentences
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While this may seem like a perfect opportunity, please note that the WGA does strongly enforces its right to prevent non-members who have engaged in scabbing from ever becoming members.
From Los Angeles Times • May 2, 2023
In the photos taken by investigators soon after Suzanne’s disappearance on Mother’s Day that year, there are three abrasions or cuts scabbing over, Rohrich said, Fox 21 reported.
From Fox News • Aug. 23, 2021
They worked to stop the hemorrhaging, administering medications to stimulate extra contractions and aid in clotting and scabbing.
From Slate • Aug. 27, 2020
Ridley’s scabbing — to use an ancient, incendiary phrase — either is not widely known or doesn’t matter to Oscar voters.
From Time • Feb. 27, 2014
That sore, with its scabbing and yellow pus, looked to have gone from bad to worse and about another mile past that.
From "Moon Over Manifest" by Clare Vanderpool
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