• Scratching

    Pronunciation

    • Rhymes: -ætʃɪŋ

    Verb

    scratching
    1. Present participle of scratch

    Full definition of scratching

    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.
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