ratching

English

Verb

ratching

  1. present participle and gerund of ratch

Noun

ratching (plural ratchings)

  1. The act of that which ratches or stretches.
    • 2000, Michael Gelven, The Asking Mystery: A Philosophical Inquiry, page 169:
      The various ratchings of the torture wheel require what was gleaned before; but it is a descent of asking, not answering. At no stage on the level of torture do we discover what is the fundamental answer.

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