scritch-scratchingn.

Brit.

/ˈskrɪtʃˌskratʃɪŋ/, U.S.

/ˈskrɪtʃˌskrætʃɪŋ/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: scritch-scratch int., -ing suffix¹.

Etymology: < scritch-scratch int. + -ing suffix¹. Compare earlier scritching n., scratching n.²Compare slightly later (rare) scritch-scratch, verb:1882 S. Warner Nobody xxvi. 254 She's rushin' at books, from morning to night, or scritch-scratching on a slate.

A repeated scratching or scraping sound; (in early use also) the action of repeated scratching. Cf. scritch-scratch n.

ΘΚΠ

the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > degree, kind, or quality of sound > unpleasant quality > harsh or discordant quality > [noun] > scratching or scraping

scraping1561

scrabbling1582

screed?a1669

scratching1776

scratch1787

scritch-scratch1842

scrooping1849

scroopa1859

scrattling1861

scritch-scratching1881

scrape1886

scritch1953

1881 E. Coxon Basil Plant I. 67 He..glanced at his friend, who was engaged in etching... ‘Do leave that confounded scritch-scratching alone this afternoon.’

1937 G. Fox Susan of Green Mountains v. 46 All at once I heard a scritch-scratching of claws in the tree over my head.

1997 Independent (Nexis) 30 Nov. 4 From behind the curtain came the merry scritch-scratching of pens.

2007 B. G. Birney Trouble according to Humphrey 101 Around midnight, I heard a scritch-scratching at the front door. Mr. Payne didn't wake up and the scritch-scratching got louder.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	scritch-scratching
释义	scritch-scratchingn. Brit. /ˈskrɪtʃˌskratʃɪŋ/, U.S. /ˈskrɪtʃˌskrætʃɪŋ/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: scritch-scratch int., -ing suffix¹. Etymology: < scritch-scratch int. + -ing suffix¹. Compare earlier scritching n., scratching n.²Compare slightly later (rare) scritch-scratch, verb:1882 S. Warner Nobody xxvi. 254 She's rushin' at books, from morning to night, or scritch-scratching on a slate. A repeated scratching or scraping sound; (in early use also) the action of repeated scratching. Cf. scritch-scratch n. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > degree, kind, or quality of sound > unpleasant quality > harsh or discordant quality > [noun] > scratching or scraping scraping1561 scrabbling1582 screed?a1669 scratching1776 scratch1787 scritch-scratch1842 scrooping1849 scroopa1859 scrattling1861 scritch-scratching1881 scrape1886 scritch1953 1881 E. Coxon Basil Plant I. 67 He..glanced at his friend, who was engaged in etching... ‘Do leave that confounded scritch-scratching alone this afternoon.’ 1937 G. Fox Susan of Green Mountains v. 46 All at once I heard a scritch-scratching of claws in the tree over my head. 1997 Independent (Nexis) 30 Nov. 4 From behind the curtain came the merry scritch-scratching of pens. 2007 B. G. Birney Trouble according to Humphrey 101 Around midnight, I heard a scritch-scratching at the front door. Mr. Payne didn't wake up and the scritch-scratching got louder. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1881
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