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scratching below the surface

scratching below the surface is the present participle and gerund 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 scratching below the surface

What is scratching below the surface the present participle and gerund of?
Scratching below the surface is the present participle and gerund of scratch below the surface.

Words near scratching below the surface in the dictionary

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

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