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bescratched

bescratched is the simple past and past participle of bescratch.

Meaning of bescratch

Verb

bescratch (third-person singular simple present bescratches, present participle bescratching, simple past and past participle bescratched)

  1. (transitive) To scratch; scratch about; scratch all over.
    • I no sooner see him, but I scream out to Mrs. Jervis, she feigns likewise but just to come to herself; we both begin, she to becall, and I to bescratch very liberally.2009, Henry Fielding, Joseph Andrews and Shamela - Page 203

Questions about bescratched

What is bescratched the simple past and past participle of?
Bescratched is the simple past and past participle of bescratch.

Words near bescratched in the dictionary

  1. bescrape
  2. bescraped
  3. bescrapes
  4. bescraping
  5. bescratch
  6. bescratched
  7. bescratches
  8. bescratching
  9. bescrawl
  10. bescrawled
  11. bescrawling

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