scrape
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3.2
- noun
- /skreɪp/
:
ruido de raspado
- The boy heard the light scrape of a spoon against the side of a bowl.
- hear the scrape
- scrape of the chair
- rattling scrape
Examples
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When the clock struck, he pushed back his chair with a loud scrape and hurried toward the door.
Fiction book (1992) -
For all the crowd, the street was silent, only the scrape of shoes or the occasional cough.
Fiction book (1995) -
"At last, they heard the slow scrape of footsteps."
Fiction book (2000) -
The boy heard the light scrape of a spoon against the side of a bowl.
Fiction book (1993) -
The sounds came clearer now: water, fire, and the scrape of something on sand.
Fiction book (1993) -
Soon, she heard the sound of footsteps shuffling and the metallic scrape of a key turning in the lock.
Fiction book (1991) -
In such fine weather, no one would think to listen for the scrape of the keel on the shoals.
Fiction book (1997) -
Drawing closer, she heard horses snorting and the scrape of hooves pawing at stall floors.
Blog text (4) -
As the wind picked up, the scrape of branches against the window became louder.
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The scrape of the chair on the wooden floor echoed through the empty room.
Synonyms
33
2.1
A harsh scraping sound when two hard or rough things rub together
20
1.2
A harsh scraping sound, for example from branches or a pen
7
4.2
A harsh scraping sound made when hard surfaces rub together
5
2.3
A harsh sound made when one thing rubs another
Antonyms
Idioms
- Informal
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7.5
Use the least good options because nothing better is left
How Harsh
Surface Forms
Etymology
Scrape comes from an old word skrapa that meant 'to rub' or 'to scratch', which gives a strong image of two hard things rubbing together. So a scrape can mean the harsh, grating noise made when metal or wood rubs on a surface.