scratching

/ ˈskrætʃɪŋ /

noun

1. a percussive effect obtained by rotating a gramophone record manually: a disc-jockey and dub technique

Example Sentences

In 2016, Trump won a seeming black-swan election, scratching out victory by fewer than 80,000 votes in three states.

From Los Angeles Times

And as Musselman saw it, that meant playing this season like “sewer rats,” scratching and clawing their way through the Big Ten.

From Los Angeles Times

"By scratching the surface you get a terrible shock. It's such a heinous crime," says the Queen, who has called for domestic violence to be talked about more openly.

From BBC

Fighting, scratching and clawing all the way to the end.

From Los Angeles Times

Crystal plays Eli, on the verge of retirement, who discovers a mysterious, silent 8-year-old boy with bloody fingers scratching what looks like a message into his front door.

From Los Angeles Times