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scratched below the surface

scratched below the surface is the simple past and past participle of scratch below the surface.

Meaning of scratch below the surface

Verb

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

  1. Synonym of scratch beneath the surface.

Questions about scratched below the surface

What is scratched below the surface the simple past and past participle of?
Scratched below the surface is the simple past and past participle of scratch below the surface.

Words near scratched below the surface in the dictionary

  1. scratchcard
  2. scratchcards
  3. scratched
  4. scratched a living
  5. scratched an itch
  6. scratched below the surface
  7. scratched beneath the surface
  8. scratched by
  9. scratched one's head
  10. scratched one's own itch
  11. scratched out

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