scratching

1. (countable, uncountable)The act or sound of something being scratched.

   We heard further scratchings at the door as the dog whined to be let in.

2. (countable, uncountable)A pork scratching.

3. (countable, uncountable)Record scratching, a technique of starting and stopping a vinyl record from playing to produce music in hip hop.

4. (UK, countable, in the plural, uncountable)A piece of deep-fried batter left over from frying fish, sometimes sold with chips.

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