2syllables
raking
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Definitions ofraking
1verb
- To walk; to roam, to wander.
- Of animals (especially sheep): to graze.
- To roam or wander through (somewhere).
1verb
- To act upon with a rake, or as if with a rake.
Example: "She is raking the gravel path to keep it even."
1verb
- To move swiftly; to proceed rapidly.
- Of a bird of prey: to fly after a quarry; also, to fly away from the falconer, to go wide of the quarry being pursued.
1verb
- To incline (something) from a perpendicular direction.
Synonyms: slope
Example: "A mast rakes aft."
- Senses relating to watercraft.
1verb
- To behave as a rake; to lead a hedonistic and immoral life.
1noun
- The act or process of using a rake; the going over a space with a rake.
- 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.
1adjective
- Swiftly moving.
- Sloping; having a rake or incline.
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