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Delving vs Scraping - What's the difference?

delving | scraping |

As verbs the difference between delving and scraping

is that delving is while scraping is .

As nouns the difference between delving and scraping

is that delving is the act of one who delves while scraping is the act by which something is scraped.

delving

English

Verb

(head)
  • Noun

    (en noun)
  • The act of one who delves.
  • * 1968 , E. Dora Earthy, Valenge Women
  • Doubtless, as has happened to others, her motives were sometimes misunderstood by those who may have looked with suspicion upon these delvings into pagan practice and belief, but they have been fully justified.

    scraping

    English

    Verb

    (head)
  • Noun

    (en noun)
  • The act by which something is scraped.
  • * 2003 , Brad Steiger, Real Ghosts, Restless Spirits, and Haunted Places (page 30)
  • We explored the basement, wherein she had so often heard heavy footsteps, thuddings, and scrapings .
  • What has been removed when something has been scraped.
  • the scrapings of roads and ditches

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