scratch
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1.2
- noun
- /skrætʃ/
:
ruido raspante
- All of a sudden, a scratch at the door and you say, what's that?
He's he's like, he's like almost like a record scratch with a chirp.
- He's he's like, he's like almost like a record scratch with a chirp.
- Like the, the kind of like sounds like a electronic scratch.
Examples
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You could hear a faint scratch against the window as the wind picked up.
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This is where you might hear like a record scratch if I was doing sound effects in here.
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"Scratch, scratch, scratch, went the clawing at my door."
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The silence is shattered by a scratch, then violin music from upstairs.
Fiction book (1994) -
The rain started, ticking the window with scratches, then pouring over it in streams.
Fiction book (1999) -
With a hissing scratch, a candle flickered at the other end of the cathedral.
Fiction book (1994) -
The door breathes in and out, and something animal scratches and snarls on the other side.
Fiction book (1991) -
And I'm forever seeing the world through the scratches my housekeys have scored into my sunglasses.
Fiction book (1998) -
Shan's inward self became welted with scratches, and his outward throat was raspy.
Fiction book (1993) -
The scratch of the cat's paws on the wooden floor was audible in the quiet room.
Synonyms
33
2.1
A harsh scraping sound when two hard or rough things rub together
9
3.2
A harsh, rough sound made when one thing rubs another
7
4.2
A harsh scraping sound made when hard surfaces rub together
5
2.3
A harsh sound made when one thing rubs another
2
7.4
A harsh, rough sound often made by someone's voice
Antonyms
Idioms
A saying that some people who call themselves liberal may show authoritarian views when challenged
Compounds
- Specialized
1
3.5
A simple test that finds allergies by putting small drops on tiny cuts in the skin
- Specialized
An infection from a cat scratch or bite that makes nearby glands swell and is usually mild
- Archaic
A simple light farm tool that loosens the top of the soil without turning it over
How Harsh
Surface Forms
Etymology
Scratch for a harsh sound comes from the same idea of scraping, as in the noise nails make on a surface. So a scratch can mean a sharp, rasping sound made by rubbing or scraping.