What does scrattle mean?
Scrattle means To scratch..
Scrattle
Pronunciation varies by accent · verb
Meaning
To scratch..
Definitions by Sense
- To scratch.
- To make shift, to manage to get along.
- (intransitive, UK, dialect) To scuttle.
Example Sentences
But if I'm duly sensible of this, And if I really fear to do amiss, How, George, how (in the name of wonder!) then, Dares my poor, puny, scurvy, scrattling pen Presume thy neat performances to trace, And, with mean words, thy beauteous works debase
My husband says “What's the good of scrattling and saving, Edna, when in two–three years we might all be blown up by an atom bomb?
Synonyms for scrattle
Antonyms for scrattle
Related Words
Word Forms
- scrattles
- scrattling
- scrattled
Usage Notes
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But if I'm duly sensible of this, And if I really fear to do amiss, How, George, how (in the name of wonder!) then, Dares my poor, puny, scurvy, scrattling pen Presume thy neat performances to trace, And, with mean words, thy beauteous works debase
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