adj
Meaning 1
Swiftly moving.
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Standard Lemma guide
raking
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CMU ARPABET: R EY1 K IH0 NG Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
adj
Meaning 2
Sloping; having a rake or incline.
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Examples
- raking light
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noun
Meaning 3
The act or process of using a rake; the going over a space with a rake.
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noun
Meaning 4
A space gone over with a rake; also, the work done, or the quantity of hay, grain, etc., collected, by going once over a space with a rake.
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noun
Meaning 5
a bass guitar playing technique in which multiple notes are played rapidly from one string to another.
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Topics: entertainment, lifestyle, music
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verb
Meaning 6
present participle and gerund of rake
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Usage: form-of, gerund, participle, present
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History
Etymology
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Across languages
Translations
5 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Romanian: greblat — act of using a rake
- Romanian: greblare — act of using a rake
- Swedish: krattning — act of using a rake
- Swedish: krattande — act of using a rake
- Swedish: det krattade — space gone over with a rake
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