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scratching.

The act or sound of something being scratched.

10 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈskɹæt͡ʃɪŋ/
  1. The act or sound of something being scratched.

    countable · uncountable
    We heard further scratchings at the door as the dog whined to be let in.
  2. A pork scratching.

    countable · uncountable
  3. Record scratching, a technique of starting and stopping a vinyl record from playing to produce music in hip hop.

    countable · uncountable
  4. A piece of deep-fried batter left over from frying fish, sometimes sold with chips.

    UK · countable · in-plural · uncountable
verb/ˈskɹæt͡ʃɪŋ/
  1. present participle and gerund of scratch

    form-of · gerund · participle · present
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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.