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cat scratching

cat scratching is the present participle and gerund of cat scratch.

Meaning of cat scratch

Verb

cat scratch (third-person singular simple present cat scratches, present participle cat scratching, simple past and past participle cat scratched)

  1. (Internet) To cut oneself superficially as self-harm.

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Questions about cat scratching

What is cat scratching the present participle and gerund of?
Cat scratching is the present participle and gerund of cat scratch.

Words near cat scratching in the dictionary

  1. cat scratch
  2. cat scratch disease
  3. cat scratch fever
  4. cat scratched
  5. cat scratches
  6. cat scratching
  7. cat sit
  8. cat sits
  9. cat sitting
  10. cat snake
  11. cat snakes

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