What does scrapping mean?
Scrapping means present participle and gerund of scrap.
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Pronunciation varies by accent · verb
present participle and gerund of scrap.
The number of ship scrappings over the past five years has declined appreciably on an annual basis since the mid-1980s which was a period of intense shipbreaking activity.
Northern made much of the scrapping of the first of the Pacers (142005), and to date 35 of its Class 142s have been scrapped, with a further 11 off-lease at Gascoigne Wood.
Use scrapping when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Scrapping means present participle and gerund of scrap.
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The number of ship scrappings over the past five years has declined appreciably on an annual basis since the mid-1980s which was a period of intense shipbreaking activity.
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