Standard Lemma guide

scratching

noun · verb · 6 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • /ˈskɹæt͡ʃɪŋ/
  • US: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • rhymes with -ætʃɪŋ
  • CMU ARPABET: S K R AE1 CH IH0 NG Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

noun

Meaning 1

The act or sound of something being scratched.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

Examples

  • We heard further scratchings at the door as the dog whined to be let in.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

A pork scratching.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

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

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

noun

Meaning 4

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

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: UK, countable, in-plural, uncountable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: scrap, gribble

Antonyms: none provided

5

verb

Meaning 5

present participle and gerund of scratch

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: form-of, gerund, participle, present

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

6

noun

Meaning 6

a harsh noise made by scraping

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • the scrape of violin bows distracted her

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: scrape, scraping, scratch

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: noise

History

Etymology

No etymology was provided for this word.

Real reading context

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