scratching

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Synonyms: scritching, scranching, scathing, screeching, snatching, catching, ratching, stretching, crutching, scotching, scutching

Antonyms: scritching, scranching, scathing, screeching, snatching, catching, ratching, stretching, crutching, scotching, scutching

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Verb

1. {{infl of|en|scratch||ing-form}}

Noun

1. The act or sound of something being scratched.
2. A [[pork scratching]].
3. Record scratching, a technique of starting and stopping a vinyl record from playing to produce music in hip hop.
4. {{lb|en|UK|in the plural}} A piece of deep-fried [[batter]] left over from frying [[fish]], sometimes sold with [[chip]]s.

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