"scratching" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈskɹæt͡ʃɪŋ/ Forms: scratchings [plural]
Rhymes: -ætʃɪŋ Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} scratching (countable and uncountable, plural scratchings)
  1. The act or sound of something being scratched. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-scratching-en-noun-BDVdozgY
  2. A pork scratching. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Music, Snacks
    Sense id: en-scratching-en-noun-6LBluEna Disambiguation of Music: 15 50 35 0 Disambiguation of Snacks: 6 51 41 2 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 2 67 31 1 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 2 68 28 2 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 2 67 30 1
  3. Record scratching, a technique of starting and stopping a vinyl record from playing to produce music in hip hop. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Snacks
    Sense id: en-scratching-en-noun-sbrUFfGM Disambiguation of Snacks: 6 51 41 2
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: scratching post

Verb

IPA: /ˈskɹæt͡ʃɪŋ/
Rhymes: -ætʃɪŋ Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} scratching
  1. present participle and gerund of scratch Tags: form-of, gerund, participle, present Form of: scratch
    Sense id: en-scratching-en-verb-rQvvyO5E

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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