scratching

Plural: scratchings

Noun

• a harsh noise made by scraping
• The act or sound of something being scratched.
• A pork scratching.
• Record scratching, a technique of starting and stopping a vinyl record from playing to produce music in hip hop.
• A piece of deep-fried batter left over from frying fish, sometimes sold with chips.

Verb

• cause friction
• cut the surface of; wear away the surface of
• scrape or rub as if to relieve itching
• postpone indefinitely or annul something that was scheduled
• remove by erasing or crossing out or as if by drawing a line
• gather (money or other resources) together over time
• carve, cut, or etch into a material or surface
• present participle and gerund of scratch

Examples

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

Synonyms

call off, cancel, chafe, come up, engrave, excise, expunge, fray, fret, grave, inscribe, itch, rub, scrape, scrape up, scraping, scratch, scratch up, scrub, strike, gribble, scrap