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Meanings of raked at in English

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Usage of raked at in English
1
The blades raked at the chair legs, ripped away the cane seat.
Carrion comfort
2
I turned on the lights, and winced as they raked at my eyes.
Turn coat
3
He tried to push through it, but it raked at his hands, tore his sleeves.
Empire in black and gold
4
She raked at her hair with her fingernails and lowered her face to the foaming water.
Carrion comfort
5
Chap clenched the portly man's upper arm between his teeth, and raked at him with front paws.
Thief of lives
6
Again, the inhuman eyes raked at mine.
Ghost Story
7
She raked at her hair again.
Summer knight
8
Bast managed to get one arm around the mercenary's neck while the other raked at the man's face.
The Name of the Wind
9
He held on and raked at his skin, wiping off as much of the wormy phlegm as he could.
The waste lands
10
Claws raked at the glass.
The Descent
11
It screamed in pain, a sound that raked at my ears, and began to lower its arms to retaliate.
Cold Days
12
Jessica raked at his face.
Heart-shaped box
13
Claws raked at me.
White night
14
The vampire raked at me furiously, but the defensive spells on my duster held and prevented its claws from scoring.
Changes
15
Another woman might have flown at him in rage, slapped him, kicked him, raked at his eyes with her nails.
A Dance with Dragons
16
Ottoman graveyards, by contrast, were picturesque in the extreme, the tombstones raked at every conceivable angle by the passage of time.
Vampire forensics: uncovering the origins of an enduring legend
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