Definition of "scouring" in English

noun

1. The act of cleaning a surface by rubbing it with a brush, soap and water.

2. Diarrhea. (Now used only of livestock, though also sometimes used of humans into the 1600s.)

   • For that kind of lax and scouring called bloody flux, see the article BLOODY FLUX.

3. Erosion by water, especially in watercourses.

verb

1. present participle and gerund of scour

   • Scouring the entire area revealed nothing.