fingernail scrape
Frequency: 6.58.5 per million words
The action of a fingernail moving across a surface, often making a sound.
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- The horrible sound of fingernails scraping across a blackboard made everyone cringe.
- She heard her fingernails scrape against the rough brick wall.
- The fingernail scraping sound echoed through the silent classroom.
- His fingernails scraped nervously along the wooden desk surface.
- The cat's claws and her fingernails were both scraping at the door.
- I could hear fingernails scraping against the metal surface in the dark.
- The teacher winced at the sound of fingernails scraping on the chalkboard.
- Her fingernails scraped lightly across the paper as she reached for her pen.
- The sound of fingernails scraping glass always gives me goosebumps.
- Stop scraping your fingernails on the table - it's annoying!