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scratching that

scratching that is the present participle of scratch that.

Meaning of scratch that

Verb

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

  1. (idiomatic, slang, usually) To disregard, omit, or ignore the previous statement.
    • I'll have eggs and sausage. No, scratch that. I'll have eggs and bacon.

Questions about scratching that

What is scratching that the present participle of?
Scratching that is the present participle of scratch that.

Words near scratching that in the dictionary

  1. scratching one's head
  2. scratching one's own itch
  3. scratching out
  4. scratching post
  5. scratching posts
  6. scratching that
  7. scratching the surface
  8. scratching together
  9. scratching up
  10. scratchingly
  11. scratchings

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