scabbing

UK
/ˈskæbɪŋ/
US
/ˈskæbɪŋ/

Translations

scabbingnoun
croûtageMédecine ; formation d’une croûte sur une plaie en cours de cicatrisation.
The scabbing on his knee indicated that the cut was healing well.
Le croûtage sur son genou indiquait que la coupure guérissait bien.
Additional translations
bris de grèveSociologie, travail ; fait de remplacer des grévistes ou de travailler pendant une grève.
Synonyms
scab tissue
scab formation
scabbinggerund / present participle
UK
/ˈskæbɪŋ/
US
/ˈskæbɪŋ/
Used attributively to describe tissue or a wound that is in the process of forming a scab.
croûteuxMédecine ; qui forme une croûte ou est en train de cicatriser avec formation de croûte.
The scabbing wound was still tender to the touch.
La plaie croûteuse était encore sensible au toucher.
scabverb

scabbing

Gerund

scabbed
Past Simple
scabbed
Past Participle
scabbing
Gerund
UK
/skæb/
US
/skæb/
croûterMédecine ; se dit d’une plaie qui forme une croûte.
The cut on his knee began to scab over after a few days.
La coupure sur son genou a commencé à croûter après quelques jours.
Additional translations
jaunerFamilier ; travailler pendant une grève.

Definitions

scabbingnoun
The process of forming a crust or hard coating over a wound as it heals.
The scabbing on his knee indicated that the cut was healing well.
The act of a worker who refuses to join a strike or who takes the place of a striking worker.
The union members were upset about the scabbing that occurred during the strike.
scabbinggerund / present participle
Forming or undergoing the formation of a scab.
The scabbing wound was still tender to the touch.
scabverb
To form a crust or hard coating as a wound heals.
The cut on his knee began to scab over after a few days.
To work or provide services as a strikebreaker.
He decided to scab during the strike, crossing the picket line to work.