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bescratches

bescratches is the third-person singular simple present indicative 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 bescratches

What is bescratches the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Bescratches is the third-person singular simple present indicative of bescratch.

Words near bescratches in the dictionary

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

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