How to Pronounce "scratch out"
expression
ˈskɹætʃ/ /ˈaʊt
SKRATCH-owt
skɹˈætʃ/ /ˈaʊt
skRATCH-owt
Definition
To remove writing by drawing lines through it, or to barely manage to get something, especially with difficulty.
IPA Transcription
American English
ˈskɹætʃ/ /ˈaʊt
British English
skɹˈætʃ/ /ˈaʊt
Simplified Pronunciation
US
SKRATCH-owt
UK
skRATCH-owt
Listen in Context
Please scratch out the wrong answer and write the correct one.
He tried to scratch out his name from the list.
You can scratch out a mistake with a pen.
I could barely scratch out a living as a street artist last year.