4
rasp(noun, scraping, scrivening, rasping, pencraft)
4
scoring(verb, blemishing)
4
scuffing(verb, rough, grating, blemishing, roughening)
4
shrill(adjective, shrill)
3
blemishing(verb, blemishing)
3
blotting(verb, adjective, blemishing)
3
engraving
3
incision
3
lining
3
nicking(verb, blemishing)
3
notching(verb, blemishing)
3
prick
3
rough(adjective, gruff, husky, grating)
3
rubbing(noun, verb, grating, scraping, rasping)
3
scar
3
scarring(noun, verb, blemishing)
3
scouring
3
wow
2
acute(adjective, shrill)
2
blaze
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