scritch

== English == === Etymology 1 === ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): /skɹɪt͡ʃ/ Rhymes: -ɪtʃ ==== Noun ==== scritch (plural scritches) (obsolete) a screech (obsolete, UK, dialect) A thrush. ==== Verb ==== scritch (third-person singular simple present scritches, present participle scritching, simple past and past participle scritched) (obsolete) To screech. === Etymology 2 === Variant of scratch. ==== Verb ==== scritch (third-person singular simple present scritches, present participle scritching, simple past and past participle scritched) To make a light scratching sound, like a small animal burrowing. To scratch so as to relieve an itch or irritation. To pet an animal or human in a scratching manner. ==== Noun ==== scritch (plural scritches) A light scratching sound, like a small animal burrowing. The act of scratching an itch. The act of petting an animal or human in a scratching manner.