Phrase Hound found 15 phrases and 3 compound words that contain scratching. The most common are listed below. Open scratching in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 15
- scratching postA wooden post, wrapped in a piece of carpet (or similar material), that a domestic cat is encouraged to scratch (rather than the furniture).
- head-scratchingConfusing, perplexing, puzzling.
- pork scratchingA snack food, normally available in pubs, made from cured pork skin that has been salted and deep-fried.
- scratching the surfacepresent participle and gerund of scratch the surface
- cat scratchingpresent participle and gerund of cat scratch
- scratching outpresent participle and gerund of scratch out
- scratching postsplural of scratching post: A wooden post, wrapped in a piece of carpet (or similar material), that a domestic cat is encouraged to scratch (rather than the furniture).
- scratching togetherpresent participle and gerund of scratch together
- scratching uppresent participle and gerund of scratch up
- scratching a livingpresent participle and gerund of scratch a living
- scratching an itchpresent participle and gerund of scratch an itch
- scratching below the surfacepresent participle and gerund of scratch below the surface
- scratching beneath the surfacepresent participle and gerund of scratch beneath the surface
- scratching one's headpresent participle and gerund of scratch one's head
- scratching one's own itchpresent participle and gerund of scratch one's own itch
Compound words 3
- scratchinglyWith a scratching motion or action.
- backscratchingpresent participle and gerund of backscratch
- nanoscratchingpresent participle and gerund of nanoscratch