scarp
noun
a line of cliffs formed by the faulting or fracturing of the earth's crust; an escarpment.
scarping
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present participleof scarp.present participle
A verb form that is used in progressive verb constructions and may also function as a modifier or a gerund.
Example Sentences
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A terrible scarping wind, whose very breath was bitterness to flesh and blood, blatant and unresting, filled the valley with a strange voice and life.
From Heriot's Choice A Tale by Rosa Nouchette Carey
The mountain was so steep that our ponies could only ascend by scarping, zigzag fashion.
From By Veldt and Kopje by W. C. (William Charles) Scully
Upon this mountain the Russians very strongly established themselves, scarping the heights and constructing formidable breastworks behind which to shelter themselves.
From Under the Ensign of the Rising Sun A Story of the Russo-Japanese War by Savile Lumley
Soon afterwards, however, nothing could be heard except a furious scratching, the sound of metal scarping at the plaster.
From The Fat and the Thin by Ernest Alfred Vizetelly
Another feature of the Ziscaberg, already hinted at, is very notable: that of the Moldau skirting its northern base, and scarping the Hill, on that side too, into a precipitous, or very steep condition.
From History of Friedrich II of Prussia — Volume 18 by Thomas Carlyle
