raking

Etymology

verb

1. present participle and gerund of rake

adj

1. Swiftly moving.
   You could feel the relief after Bendtner collected Wilshere's raking pass before cutting inside Carlos Edwards and burying his shot beyond Fulop. January 25, 2011, Paul Fletcher, “Arsenal 3 - 0 Ipswich (agg 3 - 1)”, in BBC
2. Sloping; having a rake or incline.
   raking light

noun

1. The act or process of using a rake; the going over a space with a rake.
2. A space gone over with a rake; also, the work done, or the quantity of hay, grain, etc., collected, by going once over a space with a rake.