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Noun: scratching skra-ching- A harsh noise made by scraping
"the scratching of violin bows distracted her"; - scrape, scraping, scratch Verb: scratch skrach- Cause friction
"my sweater scratches"; - rub, fray, fret, chafe - Cut the surface of; wear away the surface of
- scrape, scratch up - Scrape with the fingers as if to relieve itching
"Don't scratch your insect bites!"; - rub, itch - Postpone indefinitely or annul something that was scheduled
"scratch that meeting--the chair is ill"; - cancel, call off, scrub - Remove by erasing or crossing out or as if by drawing a line
"scratch that remark"; - strike, expunge, excise - Gather (money or other resources) together over time
"they scratched a meagre living"; - scrape, scrape up, come up - Carve, cut, or etch into a material or surface
"the lovers scratched their names into the bark of the tree"; - engrave, grave [archaic], inscribe
Derived forms: scratchings Type of: accumulate, adjoin, amass, cancel, carve, chip at, collect, compile, contact, delete, hoard, incise, irritate, meet, noise, pile up, roll up, touch Encyclopedia: Scratching Scratch, Nicholas |