Meanings of little scraping in English

A thousand little scraping noises broke the quiet air, chill and dank.

For preserving horns, a little scraping and varnishing are all that is required.

The buttons made a little scraping sound against the wood.

A little scraping showed the top of an iron box.

The doctor hurt him with a little scraping stab at the bottom of his ear.

Breaths so shallow they hardly raised her chest exited her mouth with little scraping noises.

Then after a long, long time she heard a little scraping sound upon the rock ledge outside, the sound of a quick step.

There was a little scraping and rustling while the congregation seated itself again; the preacher mounted the pulpit stairs, and the organ voluntary ceased.

"Better get moving," his grandfather said, and Ben felt what his grandfather's voice did along his mother's skin, the little scraping.