Dreaming of a Scratch
scratch, claw, graze, scrape · negative
Scratching or being scratched warns of bad temper, enmity and gossip.
What happens in the dream
- Your face is scratched: someone has been running down your looks
- You scratch yourself on a pin: gossip is going round about your love life
- You scratch someone: you'll be ill-tempered and fault-finding
- You are scratched: a deceitful person will harm you
How you felt
- Irritation: the dream often reflects pent-up tension
- Vulnerability: it may echo a fear of being hurt by words
Ask yourself
- What's getting on my nerves?
- Have criticisms stung me lately?
See also Scratched · Cats · Enemy · Slander · Pins
Source: G. H. Miller, Ten Thousand Dreams Interpreted, or What's in a Dream (1901); F. Fontaine, The Golden Wheel Dream-Book and Fortune-Teller (1862). Also searched as: claw, graze, scrape.