Tikibu: pronunciation dictionary with use examples

Word: scratched
IPA transcription: [skɹ'ætʃt]
Usage examples
  • He scratched his head.
  • The Clerk scratched his nose with his pen.
  • Johnny Chuck scratched his head thoughtfully.
  • The Irish girl scratched her head and shrugged her shoulders.
  • The yellow, scratched and shabby wall-paper was black in the corners.
  • The other three were bitten or scratched and treatment came too late.
  • One group squealed more; another scratched more; another waxed fat faster.
  • Plato scratched his head disconsolately, but suddenly a bright thought struck him.
  • Living, he scratched the earth's surface, and dying, left his bones to fertilize the soil.
  • TALC SCHIST consists of quartz and TALC, a light-colored magnesian mineral of greasy feel, and so soft that it can be scratched with the thumb nail.