Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

scratch one's head

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.95 in modern English

Syllables: scratch one's -head
IPA

26

Scrabble Score

15

Letters

2

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To puzzle, ponder, or wonder about something.

Example Sentences

"Faced with a box full of hundreds of small parts and forty pages worth of assembly instructions, he could do little more than stand there and scratch his head."
"But Sunderland will be left scratching their heads at the result after creating enough chances to have won two games in a refreshingly open and frantic first period."

Etymology

scratch + one's + head

Inflected Forms

scratches one's head (present, singular) scratching one's head (participle, present) scratched one's head (participle, past) scratched one's head (past)

Phrases

head-scratcher head scratcher head-scratching head scratching

Frequently Paired Words

head-scratcher head scratcher head-scratching head scratching SMH

Questions

What does scratch one's head mean?: To puzzle, ponder, or wonder about something.
Where does scratch one's head come from?: scratch + one's + head

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