How to pronounce scratching in American English
“scratching” pronunciation by American speakers
Listen to scratching the way American speakers say it — in real sentences from public video clips that play here, on YouTongue.
Hear “scratching” in: all accents · British English (112 clips)
“scratching” in real sentences — American speakers
162 clips in the index. Clips come from public YouTube videos — parliaments, government agencies and independent channels.
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It's scratching the surface.
The Obama White House
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soft bristles will prevent scratching or abrasions.
National Archives
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We won't be left scratching our heads and wondering.
Smithsonian Air & Space
Words that sound like “scratching”
Words one sound away from scratching — the pairs that are easy to mix up. Listen to them back to back.
Other forms of “scratching”
Why real speech
A dictionary gives you one careful reading of scratching. Conversation gives you the stress, the vowel reduction and the speed that people actually use — and they differ between accents. YouTongue plays the surrounding sentence, so you hear the word in the rhythm it belongs to.