Definitions for scouring
scour·ing

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:1.0 / 1 vote

1. scouringnoun

   moving over territory to search for something

   "scouring the entire area revealed nothing"

2. scrub, scrubbing, scouringnoun

   the act of cleaning a surface by rubbing it with a brush and soap and water

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. scouringnoun

   The act of cleaning a surface by rubbing it with a brush, soap and water

2. scouringnoun

   (of livestock) diarrhoea

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1. scouring

   Scouring is the process of thoroughly cleaning, washing or scrubbing something, often with an abrasive material, in order to remove dirt, grime, or unwanted substances. It can also refer to the process of searching or examining thoroughly. In the context of geology, scouring can refer to the wearing away or erosion of land surfaces by natural elements like wind or water.

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1. Scouring

   of Scour

Matched Categories

1. • Cleaning
   • Search

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Anagrams for scouring »

1. sourcing

2. coursing

How to pronounce scouring?

1. Alex

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   David

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   Mark

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   Daniel

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   Libby

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   Mia

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   Zira

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How to say scouring in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of scouring in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of scouring in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

Examples of scouring in a Sentence

1. Andrea Dworkin:

   The will to domination is a ravenous beast. There are never enough warm bodies to satiate its monstrous hunger. Once alive, this beast grows and grows, feeding on all the life around it, scouring the earth to find new sources of nourishment. This beast lives in each man who battens on female servitude.

2. Jason Marsteiner:

   (Authorities) probably have some of their best people in the nation out there looking for him and they haven't found no sign of him, the 25,000 acres, it sounds big, but when you've got that many people scouring the area it's really not.

3. Nona Blouin:

   If that was a little White girl out there or a White woman, I'm sure they would have had helicopters, airplanes and dogs and searches -- a lot of manpower out there -- scouring where that person was lost, none of that has happened for Nona Blouin.

4. Emma Thompson:

   A couple of years ago I was just washing the dishes and I seen the sponges with the scouring pads, and I just thought it’d be quite interesting to try one of them, ever since that I’ve been addicted to eating them. I just have to soak them in (dishwashing liquid) and then chew on them. I always have to make sure I have sponges in the house.

5. New York Governor Andrew Cuomo:

   We are literally scouring the globe for medical supplies.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=scouring
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Scouring
3. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
4. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/scouring
5. ^ Usage in printed sources
   https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=scouring