What is "scouring" in English? Definition and Explanations

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What does scouring mean in English? Meaning of scouring definition and abbreviation with examples.

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What is "scouring" in English? Definition and Explanations

Meaning of "scouring": moving over territory to search for something

Noun

  • Meaning: moving over territory to search for something
  • Example: scouring the entire area revealed nothing
  • Synonyms: scouring
  • Hypernyms: hunt hunting search
  • Meaning of "scouring": the act of cleaning a surface by rubbing it with a brush and soap and water

    Noun

  • Meaning: the act of cleaning a surface by rubbing it with a brush and soap and water
  • Synonyms: scouring scrub scrubbing
  • Hyponyms: mopping swabbing
  • Hypernyms: cleaning cleansing cleanup
  • Synonyms:

    scrub, rub, furbish, mop, purge, wash, burnish, whiten, abrade, flush, buff, cleanse, brush, pumice, sand, rummage, comb, ransack, rake, forage, grub, beat, rout, hunt, inquire, seek, find, ferret out, go over with a fine-tooth comb, leave no stone unturned, look for, look high and low, look up and down, track down, turn inside out, turn upside down,

    Antonyms:

    dirty, rust, ignore, overlook, dirty, rust, ignore, lose, neglect, answer, overlook,

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    scouring in English: scouring
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