Raking example sentences

rake

verb

raking (present participle)

  - collect, gather, or move with a rake or similar implement:

  - make (a stretch of ground) tidy or smooth with a rake:

  - scratch or scrape (something, especially a person's flesh) with a long sweeping movement:

  - draw or drag (something) with a long sweeping movement:

  - sweep (something) from end to end with gunfire, a look, or a beam of light:

  - move across something with a long sweeping movement:

  - search or rummage through something:

rake

verb

raking (present participle)

  - set (something, especially a stage or the floor of an auditorium) at a sloping angle:

  - (of a ship's mast or funnel) incline from the perpendicular toward the stern:

  - (of a ship's bow or stern) project at its upper part beyond the keel.

Synonyms

collect, gather, smooth, level, flatten, comb, scratch, lacerate, scrape, rasp, graze, abrade, grate, bark, excoriate, drag, pull, scrape, draw, tug, sweep, enfilade, pepper, strafe, cannonade, fusillade, search, scan, survey, study, inspect, scour, scrutinize, examine, explore, scope, rummage, search, hunt, sift, rifle, ransack, comb, scour

"Raking" Example Sentences

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