Definitions

raking

VERB

scrape up, hoe

Synonyms

STRONGEST

comb scour scrape

STRONG

clear collect enfilade examine gather grade graze grub harrow hunt ransack rasp remove rummage scan scratch scrutinize search smooth sweep weed

WEAK

break up clean up clear up fine-comb fine-tooth-comb

Antonyms

STRONG

disperse distribute divide plant scatter

Example Sentences

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Raking leaves in your yard and on the sidewalk can help prevent this.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 31, 2022

Raking leaves off grass is easy compared to raking it out of newly-mulched beds that are studded with fresh plants of various sizes.

From Washington Post • Dec. 12, 2021

Raking a trap isn’t as easy as it looks.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 14, 2020

"Raking it is not going to really help. So I would like him to stop with this raking stuff."

From Fox News • Nov. 20, 2018

Raking some dead leaves into a pile, she picked Little Ann up and laid her in them.

From "Where the Red Fern Grows" by Wilson Rawls