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Meanings of scratching in English
Usage of scratching in English
1
But officials acknowledge they are barely scratching the surface of the problem.
2
The only sound was the scratching of the pens over the paper.
3
I said, scratching behind his ears just the way he liked it.
4
Webmonkey: Many successful web applications start with developers scratching their own itch.
5
In your incident report from last night, you didn't mention scratching him.
6
He bent to the task of scratching his signature on the form.
7
He considered scratching out the whole sentence, then decided to leave it.
8
After several minutes of kicking and scratching, she began to wear down.
9
She retreated from the door, and the scratching of the pen continued.
10
No answer from the chickens, gathered across the wire, waiting, clucking, scratching.
11
The drysian stood a moment in thought, scratching absently under his beard.
12
Kenobi appeared to ponder the question, scratching absently at his scruffy beard.
13
An itch that needed a lot of scratching, sure, but...just an itch.
14
About an hour later, the scratching stopped and the spider went away.
15
There was the rustle of bills and the scratching of a pen.
16
They felt as though there was something in them scratching the eye-ball.
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Frequent collocations
Translations for scratching
Catalan
Portuguese
Scratching through the time
Scratching across language varieties
Australia
Common
United States of America
Common
South Africa
Common
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