scratch
verb (used with object)
to break, mar, or mark the surface of by rubbing, scraping, or tearing with something sharp or rough.
is scratching
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present progressiveof scratch (3rd person singular).present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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For Fogelman, “The Land” is scratching a creative itch he’s felt since childhood.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 27, 2026
Golf is scratching his sporting itch at the moment - his handicap is down to single figures - and even watching Scotland's footballers toil against Belarus at Hampden has not unduly affected his sunny disposition.
From BBC ● Oct. 15, 2025
Now the entire world is scratching its head over Facebook changing its company name to “Meta,” a prefix derived from the Greek word for “after” or “beyond.”
From Slate ● Nov. 1, 2021
“I think this paper is scratching the surface of what we don’t know. … To have cloud-related findings so robust is sort of unusual, in my experience.”
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 14, 2021
Iggy is scratching at his beard and he starts to say something and my father says, "Shut up and let me think."
From "Freak The Mighty" by Rodman Philbrick
