scratching /ˈskɹæt͡ʃɪŋ/noun 4forms 1phrases 1 noun4 •The act or sound of something being scratched.We heard further scratchings at the door as the dog whined to be let in. •A pork scratching.'Ugggghhhhh!' she made a face at the packet. 'Oink, oink!' Cosmo laughed, waving a scratching near her face. — 2010 •[in the plural] (UK) A piece of deep-fried batter left over from frying fish, sometimes sold with chips.We all had a portion of chips and one fish was shared between all of us. Sometimes the lady serving would give us a free bag of scratchings (the bits of batter). — 2002 •Record scratching, a technique of starting and stopping a vinyl record from playing to produce music in hip hop. formsscratchings Phrases with scratching head-scratchingConfusing, perplexing, puzzling.
