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

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.

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