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Added 9 October 2026

scratching

/ˈskɹæt͡ʃɪŋ/ verb

verb Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA). Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about scratching at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

present participle and gerund of scratch

noun

The act or sound of something being scratched.
We heard further scratchings at the door as the dog whined to be let in.
A pork scratching.
Record scratching, a technique of starting and stopping a vinyl record from playing to produce music in hip hop.

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