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scratching together

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

Meaning of scratch together

Verb

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

  1. (idiomatic) To collect, assemble or gather small amounts (especially of money), from various sources, with some difficulty; to scrape together.
    Synonyms:
    scrape together

Questions about scratching together

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

Words near scratching together in the dictionary

  1. scratching out
  2. scratching post
  3. scratching posts
  4. scratching that
  5. scratching the surface
  6. scratching together
  7. scratching up
  8. scratchingly
  9. scratchings
  10. scratchiti
  11. scratchitti

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