English equivalent of "pilit'"

[J.W.]

Ottawa (Canada), Friday 2/4/04 11h55 EST

Hullo, SEELANGers!

Does anybody know of a good English equivalent of the Russian verb
"пилить (на скрипке)" ["pilit' (na skripke)"], giving the impression of
practising constantly on a violin in such a way that the sound tends to
grate on the ears of the musician's neighbours?  A computer dictionary
offers "scrape", but this usage is not familiar to me -- especially in a
context like "he scraped and scraped all day".  I would be grateful for
any suggestions.

J. Woodsworth

-------------------------------------------------------------------------
 Use your web browser to search the archives, control your subscription
  options, and more.  Visit and bookmark the SEELANGS Web Interface at:
                    http://seelangs.home.comcast.net/
-------------------------------------------------------------------------