Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

scraping by

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.33 in modern English

Syllables
scrap-ing -by
IPA
20
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

present participle and gerund of scrape by

Questions

What does scraping by mean?
present participle and gerund of scrape by

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