scratching

/ ˈskrætʃɪŋ /

noun

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

Example Sentences

After “Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba – Infinity Castle” dominated the box office over the weekend, some were left scratching their heads.

From Salon

I like how those movies give you a guilty little tingle about rooting for Redford even when it means scratching off a couple of the Ten Commandments.

From Los Angeles Times

When he pitched the book, which ends long before his successes with Winehouse on Back To Black and Bruno Mars on Uptown Funk, "people were scratching their heads", Ronson admits.

From BBC

They walked around for 10 minutes scratching their heads, finally leaving behind their own memento: a car license plate they both autographed.

From Los Angeles Times

I fought him up one wall and down the other, with both of us scratching and clawing and growling and swinging the belt.

From Salon