Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

scratching below the surface

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.52 in modern English

Syllables
scratch-ing -be-low the -sur-face
IPA
46
Scrabble Score
25
Letters
6
Syllables
16
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

present participle and gerund of scratch below the surface

Questions

What does scratching below the surface mean?
present participle and gerund of scratch below the surface

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