The meaning of SCOURING is material removed by scouring or cleaning.

SCOURING definition: 1. present participle of scour 2. to remove dirt from something by rubbing it hard with something…. Learn more.

scouring (ˈskaʊərɪŋ) n 1. the act of cleaning or polishing a surface by washing and rubbing, as with an abrasive cloth 2. the process of clearing a channel by the force of water

Definition of scour verb in Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

Spring rains scoured the hillside. The river's banks had been scoured [= eroded] by floodwaters.

to remove (dirt, etc.) from something by hard rubbing: to scour the grease off the frying pan. Civil Engineering to clear (a channel, etc.), as by the force of water: The river scoured a path …

SCOUR definition: to remove dirt, grease, etc., from or to cleanse or polish by hard rubbing, as with a rough or abrasive material. See examples of scour used in a sentence.

• That means either scouring the nation for a candidate of lesser renown, or hiring from within. • He spent half an hour scouring the newspaper for any mention of the fire.

The Government began scouring the country for land that could be turned over to growing crops.

If you can't find the math homework you finished on Saturday, you'll have to spend some time on Sunday scouring your room until you find it. When you scour something with your hands, you …