"raking" in the verb sense

1. rake

move through with or as if with a rake

"She raked her fingers through her hair"

2. rake

level or smooth with a rake

"rake gravel"

3. rake

sweep the length of

"The gunfire raked the coast"

4. scan, skim, rake, glance over, run down

examine hastily

"She scanned the newspaper headlines while waiting for the taxi"

5. rake

gather with a rake

"rake leaves"

6. graze, crease, rake

scrape gently

"graze the skin"

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