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skyscraping in American English (ˈskaiˌskreipɪŋ) adjectiveof or like a skyscraper; very high a skyscraping chimney Word origin [1830–40; sky + scrape + -ing2; in recent use prob. skyscrap( er) + -ing2]Examples of 'skyscraping' in a sentenceskyscraping There have been skyscraping highs and crushing, debilitating lows.It's the mainland's most skyscraping peak, though still just a one-day hike.Either way, shoes need to be skyscraping and make-up dramatic.Here, under the skyscraping cliffs, grey seals have been busy hauling themselves ashore to pup.Its lustrous photography captures a neighbourhood that's long since been replaced by a skyscraping business district. |