to scranch
- verb
- /skræntʃ/
- Archaic
:
crujir
- She loved the way the snow would scranch underfoot on a cold, crisp morning.
Examples
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You could hear the gravel scranch beneath his boots as he walked up the drive.
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As she walked through the forest, the dry leaves scranch loudly under her boots.
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The tires began to scranch over the loose stones at the edge of the road.
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Don't scranch on the gravel!
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He scranched the leaves under his feet.
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The sound of the gravel scranching as the truck drove past was unmistakable.
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He stepped onto the frozen puddle, and it scranched loudly with every movement.
Synonyms
33
4.8
To make a harsh, grating sound by rubbing two things together
28
1.8
To bite or step on something so it breaks with a loud, sharp sound
To make a loud, harsh crunching sound when crushed underfoot
To make a loud crunching sound when something is pressed or walked on
To press something hard so it makes a loud crunching sound
Antonyms
How Loud
Surface Forms
Etymology
The word scranch probably started as a simple sound word that copies a hard, grinding noise, like crunch or scrunch. So, to scranch is to 'make a loud, crushing sound' when you step on or grind something hard.