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scratch·ing

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  1. scrape, scraping, scratch, scratchingnoun

    a harsh noise made by scraping

    "the scrape of violin bows distracted her"

    Synonyms:
    lolly, start, clams, cacography, scrawl, starting line, cabbage, wampum, lucre, boodle, mark, incision, gelt, scratch line, scratching, bread, scraping, slit, lettuce, prick, loot, sugar, chicken feed, scratch, simoleons, abrasion, pelf, dough, dinero, kale, scrape, excoriation, scar, scribble, dent, shekels, moolah

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  1. List of paraphrases for "scratching":

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  1. Surfside Mayor Charles Burkett:

    We got the call at about 2 o'clock this morning and we came out and we've got a modern building that just collapsed. A large modern building, 12 stories, 130-unit condominium on the ocean just collapsed, it looks like there was an earthquake, it's inexplicable and we are all scratching our heads trying to figure out what the problem is.

  2. Greg Rouse:

    We are still barely scratching the surface of their diversity, it's just an amazing innovation by animals to exploit a food resource.

  3. Donald Trump:

    I think a lot of Trump voters will be waking up this morning and scratching their heads and saying, 'Where will it all end?' as a firm Trump supporter, I say, yes, the pictures were horrible, but I'm surprised.

  4. Hunter Handsfield:

    Even the most sophisticated expert clinicians end up scratching their heads about the cause of 20 % or 30 % of women's vaginal discharge.

  5. Simon Morris:

    You may have to take another 25% to create the right societal engagements and environmental designs, so will investors accept lower returns? I think it's probably causing a bit of head scratching around the industry in this tug-of-war of priorities.


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