What is another word for scratching?
Pronunciation:
[ skɹˈat͡ʃɪŋ], [ skɹˈatʃɪŋ], [ s_k_ɹ_ˈa_tʃ_ɪ_ŋ]
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Synonyms for Scratching:
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adj.
• abrasive • shrill • grating • hoarse -
n.
• abrasion • handwriting -
v.
• blemishing- Blemishing ,
- Blotting ,
- Checking ,
- Defacing ,
- Deforming ,
- Discoloring ,
- Disfiguring ,
- Distorting ,
- Dotting ,
- Flawing ,
- Flecking ,
- Fracturing ,
- Freckling ,
- Gashing ,
- Hacking ,
- Kinking ,
- Marring ,
- Nicking ,
- Notching ,
- Scarring ,
- Scuffing ,
- Slitting ,
- Specking ,
- Tainting ,
- Tarnishing ,
- blistering ,
- chipping ,
- cracking ,
- damaging ,
- defecting ,
- hurting ,
- marking ,
- scoring ,
- splotching ,
- spoiling ,
- spotting ,
- staining .
Other synonyms:
- vaccination .
Other relevant words:
- Bothering ,
- Burrowing ,
- Cabbaging ,
- Chiseling ,
- Clawing ,
- Cocking ,
- Deleting ,
- Denting ,
- Deviling ,
- Devilling ,
- Ear-splitting ,
- Erasing ,
- Fooling ,
- Fraying ,
- Frazzling ,
- Fretting ,
- Furrowing ,
- Fussing ,
- Gagging ,
- Genuflecting ,
- Glass-cutting ,
- Glyptic ,
- Gouging ,
- Graveling ,
- Gulling ,
- Incising ,
- Nettling ,
- Pencilling ,
- Petering ,
- Raking ,
- Rankling ,
- Riling ,
- Rutting ,
- Sanding ,
- Scaring ,
- Scrabbling ,
- Scrawling ,
- Scribbling ,
- Shafting ,
- Stridulous ,
- Stubbing ,
- Suckering ,
- Sugaring ,
- ablation ,
- abrasion ,
- abrasive ,
- abut ,
- adjoin ,
- aggravate ,
- annoy ,
- annoying ,
- apprehend ,
- arrest ,
- assume ,
- attrition ,
- birthmark ,
- blaze ,
- blemish ,
- blotch ,
- bother ,
- brand ,
- branding ,
- breading ,
- bruising ,
- brushing ,
- buffeting ,
- burr ,
- cabbage ,
- cacography ,
- cacophonous ,
- capture ,
- catch ,
- chafe ,
- chafing ,
- character ,
- check ,
- chicken feed ,
- choking ,
- cicatrix ,
- clams ,
- confiscate ,
- conquer ,
- creaking ,
- crevice ,
- crisscrossing ,
- croaking ,
- cross-hatching ,
- crossing ,
- cut ,
- dapple ,
- dashing ,
- dent ,
- discoloration ,
- discordant ,
- displease ,
- dissonant ,
- distortion ,
- doodle ,
- doodling ,
- dot ,
- dressing ,
- earmark ,
- engraving ,
- enrage ,
- erasure ,
- eroding ,
- erosion ,
- etching ,
- evidence ,
- excoriating ,
- excoriation ,
- feature ,
- feedback ,
- filing ,
- flick ,
- flutter ,
- fluttering ,
- freckle ,
- galling ,
- gash ,
- get ,
- goad ,
- grab ,
- grade ,
- grading ,
- gravelly ,
- grazing ,
- grinding ,
- grooving ,
- guttural ,
- hack ,
- handwriting ,
- harass ,
- hatching ,
- heed ,
- hissing ,
- howling ,
- hum ,
- husky ,
- impression ,
- imprint ,
- incise ,
- incision ,
- infuriate ,
- inscription ,
- irritate ,
- irritating ,
- itching ,
- jot ,
- kale ,
- kowtowing ,
- label ,
- lettuce ,
- line ,
- lining ,
- lolly ,
- loosen ,
- looting ,
- loud ,
- mark ,
- mole ,
- moolah ,
- mottle ,
- mugging ,
- nevus ,
- nick ,
- niggling ,
- noisy ,
- notch ,
- notice ,
- obliterating ,
- painting ,
- patch ,
- pelf ,
- pick off ,
- point ,
- polishing ,
- prick ,
- pricking ,
- prickle ,
- printing ,
- provoke ,
- puncture ,
- raging ,
- rasp ,
- receive ,
- ripping ,
- rooting ,
- rough ,
- roughen ,
- rubbing ,
- rumble ,
- scar ,
- score ,
- scotch ,
- scouring ,
- scrape ,
- scratch ,
- scratch off ,
- scratched ,
- scratcher ,
- scratchy ,
- scrawl ,
- scrub ,
- scuff ,
- sectioning ,
- seize ,
- sharp ,
- sign ,
- slash ,
- slashing ,
- slit ,
- slot ,
- snatch ,
- sobbing ,
- speck ,
- splash ,
- splotch ,
- spot ,
- squeal ,
- stain ,
- start ,
- static ,
- stigma ,
- stipple ,
- strawberry mark ,
- stridulant ,
- stridulation ,
- stroking ,
- strum ,
- targeting ,
- tattoo ,
- tick ,
- tint ,
- tittle ,
- tooling ,
- touching ,
- unharmonious ,
- unmelodious ,
- unmusical ,
- vex ,
- vexing ,
- watermark ,
- wear ,
- whistle ,
- wounding ,
- wow ,
- zeroing .
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How to use "Scratching" in context?
Scratching is a rite of passage for all animals, providing them with a way to relieve themselves, as well as receive social contact. It has been proven that it is beneficial for both humans and animals. According to the American Humane Association, scratching is "one of the oldest and most basic forms of modern animal communication." For humans, scratching is a way to relieve boredom and stress, as well as to reduce itchiness. For animals, scratching provides an opportunity to rid themselves of parasites,hide from predators, and groom themselves.
Paraphrases for Scratching:
Paraphrases are highlighted according to their relevancy:
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Reverse Entailment
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Verb, gerund or present participle
scraping.
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Verb, gerund or present participle
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Independent
Homophones for Scratching:
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- Synonyms:
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