lightly scratch

Examples (10)

• The cat began to lightly scratch at the door, wanting to be let out.
• She used her fingernail to lightly scratch the dry skin on her arm.
• Be careful not to lightly scratch the polished surface with your keys.
• A stray branch had lightly scratched the car's paintwork during the storm.
• He could feel the rough fabric lightly scratch against his skin, causing a mild irritation.
• The artist would lightly scratch the paper with a fine tool to create texture.
• Please just lightly scratch the back of my neck; don't press too hard.
• The dog would often lightly scratch its ear with its hind leg.
• When testing the new material, they decided to lightly scratch it first to observe its durability.
• The faint sound of something lightly scratching against the window startled her.