raking

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present participle of

to search in a container by moving the contents around quickly:

rake about in He raked about in the drawer looking for his passport.

rake through I've raked through the cupboard but I can't find my blue mug.

to use a rake to make earth level or to collect leaves:

rake something (up) In the autumn I rake (up) the dead leaves.

rake (over) Rake (over) the soil before planting the seeds.

If a baseball player rakes, they regularly hit the ball hard:

A couple of our young players are really raking in the minor leagues.