scratching

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈskɹætʃɪŋ/
• Rhymes: -ætʃɪŋ

Verb

scratching

1. present participle of scratch

Noun

scratching (plural scratchings)

1. The act or sound of something being scratched.

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

2. A pork scratching.
   • 2010, Monique Roffey, Sun Dog:

     'Ugggghhhhh!' she made a face at the packet. 'Oink, oink!' Cosmo laughed, waving a scratching near her face.

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