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ratchings

ratchings is the plural of ratching.

Meaning of ratching

Noun

ratching (plural ratchings)

  1. The act of that which ratches or stretches.
    • The various ratchings of the torture wheel require what was gleaned before; but it is a descent of asking, not answering. At no stage on the level of torture do we discover what is the fundamental answer.2000, Michael Gelven, The Asking Mystery: A Philosophical Inquiry, page 169

Questions about ratchings

What is ratchings the plural of?
Ratchings is the plural of ratching.

Words near ratchings in the dictionary

  1. ratchets
  2. ratchets up
  3. ratchety
  4. Ratchford
  5. ratching
  6. ratchings
  7. Ratcliff
  8. Ratcliffe
  9. Ratcliffe-on-Soar
  10. Ratcliffes
  11. Ratcliffian

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