(dialect, UK, and, US) A cringe.
to the scringe of bedsprings as the old landlady shook herself awake and reached for her false teeth,
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(dialect, UK, and, US) The act or sound of scratching or scraping.
Any teenager who, like myself, has ever got the gooseflesh at the flush and scringe of Hopkins's assonances and alliterations proves this upon his or her pulses .
"scringe" means: The act or sound of scratching or scraping.. This is a fairly neutral word with no inherent risk attached. There is no real cause for parental concern; it is descriptive vocabulary rather than something dangerous. If your child uses it, context will usually make the meaning clear. A brief, curious question about where they heard it is generally enough to know whether to follow up.
"scringe" means: The act or sound of scratching or scraping.. Register: neutral, standard English, usable in most everyday contexts. Note the regional or dialect label (dialect) — usage may sound odd outside that variety. A common non-native mistake is to use the word in the wrong register, or to assume one fixed meaning when it is actually polysemous; always check the surrounding register and the audience before producing it yourself. In formal writing, prefer a neutral synonym or a short descriptive phrase, and use this word only when you have heard or read it being used naturally in a comparable context.
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(fishing) A type of dragnet with a bag in the center and a very fine mesh.
But Bill would have none of this: it grated upon his sensibility, like the scringe of chalk upon a slate in the schoolroom, or like our collie dog at home in Garvaghey, who, when Aunt Freda played the piano, would raise his noble nose an…
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