Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

scratching an itch

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.15 in modern English

Syllables
scratch-ing an itch
IPA
29
Scrabble Score
16
Letters
2
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

present participle and gerund of scratch an itch

Questions

What does scratching an itch mean?
present participle and gerund of scratch an itch

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