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scratchingly

scratchingly

7.5
In a way that makes a rough scraping sound like nails on wood or an old record
  • adverb
  • /ˈskrætʃɪŋli/
translation icon : rasposamente
  • He moved his fingers scratchingly across the chalkboard.

Examples

  • She wrote scratchingly with her pencil, the sound echoing in the quiet classroom.

  • The old record played scratchingly on the dusty turntable, filling the room with static.

  • The dog pawed scratchingly at the door, eager to be let outside.

  • The sound of the nails on the wood was scratchingly annoying.

  • She wrote scratchingly with her pencil, the sound echoing in the quiet classroom.

  • He moved his fingers scratchingly across the chalkboard, creating a sharp noise that disrupted the lesson.

  • The old record played scratchingly on the dusty turntable, making it hard to enjoy the music.

Synonyms

scratchily
vsscratchingly
5.8

In a rough, harsh way that makes a scraping sound

is about producing or resembling a scratching sound or effect

Antonyms

melodiously
1 4.9

In a pleasant, musical way that sounds beautiful

How Harsh

screeching
58 3.3
harshly
49 3.5
scratchingly
7.5
lightly
86 1.0
softly
95 1.0

Surface Forms

scratchingly positive

Morphology

scratchingly = scratching (transparent) = scratch + ing + ly

Formed by adding -ly to 'scratching' (present participle/adjectival), with a straightforward adverbial meaning 'in a scratching manner'.

Etymology

Scratchingly comes from the simple English verb scratch, which also means 'to make a scraping sound', with -ing and -ly added to make an adverb. So, scratchingly describes a sound or action like a sharp scraping or rubbing, such as an old record or a dog pawing at a door.