scratching sound

collocation in English

meaningsofscratchingandsound

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scratching
noun
uk
/ˈskrætʃ.ɪŋ/us
/ˈskrætʃ.ɪŋ/
the act of rubbing your skin with ...
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sound
noun
uk
/saʊnd/us
/saʊnd/
something that you can hear or that can ...
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(Definition ofscratchingandsoundfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Returning to the idea of the turntable becoming instrumental, once thescratchingsoundis established as the product of human interaction with a turntable there is an implication of gesture.
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When the liver is encountered, thescratchingsoundheard in the stethoscope will increase significantly.
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He hears ascratchingsoundand claws away at the fresh plaster wall until blood begin streaming downward.
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Whilst crawling over the female the male's spurs will scratch the surface of the female snake often making a distinctscratchingsound.
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Every form of popular music has at one time or another used thescratchingsoundin a composition.
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They make a constantscratchingsoundas they rotate.
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Scraping these bristles on the rough zone produces ascratchingsound.
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At that moment he heard a strangescratchingsoundand someone's hand put a tiny booklet under his door.
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This flaw causes a grinding orscratchingsoundat the non-fill point.
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This can produce ascratchingsound.
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He also employed a gourd device called a guiro with grooves cut into the sides that was struck with a stick or coat hanger to produce ascratchingsound.
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As they have heard scratching sounds down the tunnel, they are apparently close to breaking through to the prisoners of war digging out.
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This eliminates the possibility of scratching against their clothing while they move, which would result in the amplification of the scratching sounds as well.
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