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Scratching vs Stoking - What's the difference?

scratching | stoking |

As verbs the difference between scratching and stoking

is that scratching is present participle of lang=en while stoking is present participle of stoke.

As a noun scratching

is the act or sound of something being scratched.

scratching

English

Verb

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    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • The act or sound of something being scratched.
    • We heard further scratchings at the door as the dog whined to be let in.
  • A pork scratching.
  • * 2010 , Monique Roffey, Sun Dog
    • 'Ugggghhhhh!' she made a face at the packet. 'Oink, oink!' Cosmo laughed, waving a scratching near her face.

    stoking

    English

    Verb

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