Read full poem →Man. Such theories"--went on Vivie, though her mother's attention
had wandered to some escaped poultry that were scratching
disastrously in seed beds--"Such theories and explanations, mark
Dictionary Entry
To rub a surface with a sharp object, especially by a living creature to remove itching with nails, claws, etc.
In a Sentence
“Could you please scratch my back?”
Origin
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Common Phrases
. scratching
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Poetry examples for “scratching”
Excerpts from the ReadingWillow English Library collection.
Read full poem →The child-minded South
Scratching in the dead fire’s ashes
For a Negro’s bones.
Read full poem →Religion beats me. I’m amazed at folk
Drinking the gospels in and never scratching
Their heads for questions. When I was a lad