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bescratching

bescratching is the present participle and gerund 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 bescratching

What is bescratching the present participle and gerund of?
Bescratching is the present participle and gerund of bescratch.

Words near bescratching in the dictionary

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

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