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scharren.

to scrape at, to scratch at, to paw at

8 characters2 syllables approx.Deutsch language

Meaning & usage

verb/ˈʃaʁn̩/
  1. to scrape at, to scratch at, to paw at

    transitive · weak
    Der Hund scharrt an dem Baum, in dem das Eichhörnchen verschwunden ist.
Where this word comes from

From Middle High German scharren, intensive of scherren, from Old High German scerran (“to scrape off”), from or related to Proto-West Germanic *skeran (“to cut”).

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