What does ratching mean?
Ratching means present participle and gerund of ratch.
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Pronunciation varies by accent · verb
present participle and gerund of ratch.
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.
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Ratching means present participle and gerund of ratch.
The closest synonym depends on the sentence and intended sense.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
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.
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