Scratching is valid Scrabble Word

Definitions for SCRATCHING in dictionary:

VERB:
• SCRATCH, to make a thin, shallow cut on, also SCRAB, SCRAT, SCRATTLE, SCRAWM
• score or mark the surface of (something) with a sharp or pointed object
• make a long, narrow superficial wound in the skin of
• make (a mark or hole) by scoring a surface with a sharp or pointed object
• write (something) hurriedly or awkwardly.
• remove (something) from something else by pulling a sharp implement over it
• make a rasping or grating noise by scraping something over a hard surface
• (of a bird or mammal, especially a chicken) rake the ground with the beak or claws in search of food
• search for (someone or something that is hard to locate or find)
• accomplish (something) with great effort or difficulty
• make a living with difficulty
• cancel or strike out (writing) with a pen or pencil
• withdraw (a competitor) from a competition
• (of a competitor) withdraw from a competition
• cancel or abandon (an undertaking or project)
• play a record using the scratch technique.
• With the action of scratching.
• rub (a part of one's body) with one's fingernails to relieve itching
NOUN:
• a mark or wound made by scratching
• a slight or insignificant wound or injury
• an act or spell of scratching oneself to relieve itching
• a rasping or grating noise produced by something rubbing against a hard surface
• a rough hiss, caused by the friction of the stylus in the groove, heard when a record is played.
• a technique, used especially in rap music, of stopping a record by hand and moving it back and forwards to give a rhythmic scratching effect
• (in sport) the starting point in a race for a competitor that is not given a handicap or advantage
• a handicap of zero, indicating that a player is good enough to achieve par on a course
• money
• the act of scratching
• a harsh noise made by scraping
ADJECTIVE:
• assembled or made from whatever is available, and so unlikely to be of the highest quality
• (of a sports competitor or event) with no handicap given
OTHER DEFINITIONS:
• to make a thin, shallow cut or mark on

Words related to SCRATCHING

scratch14 scratched17 scratches16 scratchingly23 scratchings19

Words that contain SCRATCHING

scratchings19 scratchingly23 backscratching30 backscratchings31

How to use SCRATCHING in a sentence

• I have no doubt, however, that they are just as real as those other feelings that in time, after much scratching, get into final form and become poetry.
• I selected a few of the best pieces and so eager was I to try them that I got out my axe-helve before breakfast and sat scratching away when Harriet came down.
• There was the scratching of a match followed by the pop of a gas-ring, and half-closing my eyes I lay back in serene and silent contentment.
• There are other graves in which martyrs have lain, where no such sign as this appears, but in its place the rude scratching of a palm-branch upon the rock or the plaster.
• Attention was then called to a scratching sound, which might have been writing.
• I commenced scratching with my fingers at one side, and had only gone a few inches down, when I came upon a quantity of human remains.
• Ha! ha! In two minutes he was scratching at the door.
• And, O monarch, beholding Duryodhana thus offer him a slight by scratching the earth silently, Maitreya became angry.
• A sort of scratching on the door made Gwenda look up from her packing.
• Scratching a match Ben followed her, so that she could see her way.
• Downy stood up and hung over Dick, scratching his head in a despairing way.
• She had struck a match outside the door, lest the scratching of it in the room should rouse Janet.
• And now I heard light feet, as of some beast stirring and scratching in the trees overhead, and there with a light jingling noise.
• As I was eating there came a scratching at the door, and the Eskimo-dog pushed its way into the cabin and came bounding to my side.
• They ought not to be tumbled together in this way in a bag, with nothing to prevent them scratching each other.
• I believe I enjoy scratching this pig quite as much as he enjoys being scratched.
• Perhaps two hours before dawn he started up at sound of a humble scratching at the open door flap of his tent.
• My neighbor, sitting on his straw with his hair over his nose, is occupied in scratching his feet.
• The jungle was so crisp and parched that the dry leaves crackled at every step and even small birds made a loud noise while scratching on the ground.
• We had been sitting quietly for half an hour when we heard a scratching in the jungle.
• She heard a scratching next and saw the wolf-dog rear up and paw at the door.
• A few were scratching in some straw in the cowyard.
• Some of those fat hens were scratching in the straw of the cowyard.
• In fact, there was a faint scratching in the closet that concentrated his attention, and froze him into a statue of silence.
• Someone or something was scratching the panels, furiously, frantically.

Similar words containing SCRATCH without suffix ing

scratch14 scratchy18 scratched17 scratcher16 scratches16 scratchie16 scratchers17 scratchier17 scratchies17 scratchily20 backscratch26 scratchback26 scratchcard21 scratchiest18 scratchings19 scratchless18 unscratched19 scratchbacks27 scratchboard22 scratchbuild22 scratchbuilt21 scratchcards22 scratchiness19 scratchingly23 scratchplate21 backscratched29 backscratcher28 backscratches28 scratchboards23 scratchbuilds23 scratchplates22 backscratchers29 backscratching30 scratchbuilder24 scratchinesses21 backscratchings31 scratchbuilders25 scratchbuilding26

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