raking

/R EY1 K IH0 NG/
verb
  1. 1

    To walk; to roam, to wander.

  2. 2

    Of animals (especially sheep): to graze.

  3. 3

    To roam or wander through (somewhere).

verb
  1. 1

    To act upon with a rake, or as if with a rake.

    โ€œShe is raking the gravel path to keep it even.โ€

verb
  1. 1

    To move swiftly; to proceed rapidly.

  2. 2

    Of a bird of prey: to fly after a quarry; also, to fly away from the falconer, to go wide of the quarry being pursued.

verb
  1. 1

    To incline (something) from a perpendicular direction.

    โ€œA mast rakes aft.โ€

    syn:slope
  2. 2

    Senses relating to watercraft.

Synonyms

verb
  1. 1

    To behave as a rake; to lead a hedonistic and immoral life.

noun
  1. 1

    The act or process of using a rake; the going over a space with a rake.

  2. 2

    A space gone over with a rake; also, the work done, or the quantity of hay, grain, etc., collected, by going once over a space with a rake.

adjective
  1. 1

    Swiftly moving.

  2. 2

    Sloping; having a rake or incline.

Source: https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/raik, https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/rake, https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/raking