scratching

/ ˈskrætʃɪŋ /

noun

1. a percussive effect obtained by rotating a gramophone record manually: a disc-jockey and dub technique

Example Sentences

Her sword arm has fallen to her side, the tip of the blade scratching against the cool, hard ground.

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His face was damp with perspiration, but he showed no sign of barking or howling or scratching.

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If they can be taught to stop scratching and howling, then maybe...well, maybe so can I.” He gestured with his cigar.

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“You wouldn’t remember, Fredrick; it was before you were born. But I cannot forget: All that howling and barking and scratching, whenever the moon was full. ‘

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For a few minutes, the scratching of pens and swirling of paintbrushes were the only sounds in the tiny, makeshift nursery.

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