Definition for Scratching:

• a harsh noise made by scraping; " the scrape of violin bows distracted her"

Synonyms for Scratching:

• adj.

  •abrasive (adjective)
  • erosive.
  •grating (adjective)
  • rasping,
  • Scarifying,
  • attritive,
  • raspy,
  • abrasive,
  • rough,
  • scratchy.
  •hoarse (adjective)
  • more squawking,
  • most stridulous,
  • in distinct,
  • most gravelly,
  • breathiest,
  • most squawking,
  • more growling,
  • more stertorous,
  • most growling,
  • in-distinct,
  • breathier,
  • croupiest,
  • un-even,
  • un even,
  • most stertorous,
  • more stridulous,
  • more gravelly.
  •shrill (adjective)
  • cutting,
  • acute,
  • grating,
  • raucous,
  • whining,
  • squealing,
  • penetrating,
  • strident,
  • Caterwauling,
  • creaky,
  • squeaky,
  • shrieking,
  • screeching,
  • high-pitched,
  • ear-piercing,
  • treble,
  • jarring,
  • harsh,
  • whistling,
  • reedy,
  • jangling,
  • screaming,
  • piercing,
  • shrill.

• n.

  •abrasion (noun)
  • scuffings,
  • chafings.
  •handwriting (noun)
  • manuscriptions,
  • ductu,
  • griffonages,
  • scriveneries,
  • scriptions,
  • scrivenings,
  • pencrafts,
  • chicken scratches,
  • penscripts,
  • autographies.
  •scrape (noun)
  • scrape.
  •scratch (noun)
  • scratch.
  •scratching (noun)
  • sharp.

• v.

  •blemishing (verb)
  • Fracturing,
  • Abrading,
  • Gashing,
  • hurting,
  • Disfiguring,
  • Checking,
  • Scuffing,
  • scoring,
  • chipping,
  • staining,
  • Discoloring,
  • Tainting,
  • splotching,
  • Blotting,
  • Notching,
  • spoiling,
  • Nicking,
  • Tarnishing,
  • spotting,
  • defecting,
  • marking,
  • Freckling,
  • Marring,
  • Deforming,
  • scraping,
  • Hacking,
  • damaging,
  • cracking,
  • Flawing,
  • blistering,
  • Dotting,
  • Scarring,
  • Slitting,
  • Defacing,
  • Specking,
  • Kinking,
  • Distorting,
  • Blemishing,
  • Flecking.
  •roughening (verb)
  • Ruffling,
  • coarsening,
  • Rumpling,
  • Gnarling,
  • Roughening.

• Other synonyms:

  •
  • vaccination.

Paraphrases for Scratching:

• Reverse Entailment

  • Verb, gerund or present participle
    scraping.

• Independent

  • Verb, gerund or present participle
    Removing, dragging, dropping, picking.

Antonyms for Scratching:

• adj.

  • grating
    smooth.

Scratching Sentence Examples:

• F. B. Hastily scratching off these words Harris enclosed, sealed, and addressed the message, and tossed it on the table.

• After it had wandered some time, it crawled up the bank, and enjoyed the luxury of scratching itself, and rolling about.

Homophones for Scratching:

• short-change, shortcoming, scratchiness.