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to scritch

to scritch

1 9.9
To make a harsh scraping sound by rubbing against a surface
  • verb
  • /skrɪtʃ/
: rasguñar
  • But then, the scritching thing you said, what is that?

Examples

  • He could hear the hasty, scritching strokes of the broom.

    Fiction book (1996)

  • The burin in Singing Wolf's fingers scritched hollowly on the bone.

    Fiction book (1990)

  • The mouse made a soft scritch against the wooden floor as it scurried across the room.

  • She heard a faint scritch from the old door as the wind pushed it against the wall.

  • As he walked through the tall grass, his shoes made a gentle scritch with every step.

Synonyms

to grind
vsto scritch
55 4.8

To make a harsh, grating sound by rubbing two things together

focuses on one harsh scrape rather than a long repetitive noise
to grate
vsto scritch
5 4.3

Make a harsh scraping sound by rubbing things together

is a harsh scraping sound made specifically by rubbing against a surface
to stridulate
vsto scritch
  • Specialized
1 9.9

Make a high scraping sound by rubbing body parts together

is a harsh scraping sound rather than a shrill creaking tone
to scrunch
vsto scritch
1 7.7

Make a harsh metal noise when parts rub without oil

comes from rubbing a surface rather than internal machine parts moving

How Harsh

to grate
5 4.3
scratch
9 1.2
to scritch
1 9.9
rustle
10 4.4

Surface Forms

scritch infinitive
scritched past
scritched past participle
scritching present participle
scritches third person singular

Etymology

Scritch also comes from the sharp, scraping sound a hard thing makes, the quick 'scritch' noise like when something scrapes or scratches across a surface. That's why to scritch can mean to make a harsh, scraping 'sound'.