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View usage for: (ɪtʃ) Word forms: plural, 3rd person singular presenttense itches, present participle itching, past tense, past participle itched1. verbWhen a part of your body itches, you have an unpleasant feeling on your skin that makes you want to scratch. When someone has hayfever, the eyes and nose will stream and itch. [VERB] My skin was hard and scaly and I itched. [VERB] ...dry, itching skin. [VERB-ing] Synonyms: prickle, tickle, tingle, crawl More Synonyms of itch Itch is also a noun. Scratch my back–I've got an itch. itching uncountable noun It may be that the itching is caused by contact with irritant material. Synonyms: longing, burning, raring, eager More Synonyms of itch 2. verb [usually cont]If you are itching to do something, you are very eager or impatient to do it. [informal] I was itching to get involved and to bring my own theories into practice. [VERB to-infinitive] The general was itching for a fight. [VERB + for] Synonyms: long, ache, crave, burn More Synonyms of itch Itch is also a noun. ...viewers with an insatiable itch to switch channels. More Synonyms of itch (ɪtʃ) noun1. an irritation or tickling sensation of the skin causing a desire to scratch 3. any skin disorder, such as scabies, characterized by intense itching verb4. (intransitive) to feel or produce an irritating or tickling sensation 5. (intransitive) to have a restless desire (to do something) 6. not standard to scratch (the skin) 7. itching palm 8. have itchy feet Derived forms itchy (ˈitchy) adjective itchiness (ˈitchiness) or itching (ˈitching) noun Word origin Old English gīccean to itch, of Germanic origin (ɪtʃ) verb intransitive1. to feel or cause an irritating sensation on the skin that makes one want to scratchthe affected part 2. to have a restless desire or hankering noun6. an irritating sensation on the skin that makes one want to scratch the affected part 7. a restless desire; hankering an itch to travel Word origin ME yicchen, icchen < OE giccan, akin to Ger juckenExamples of 'itch' in a sentenceitch It might stop you from scratching the wrong itch.Those two would have been itching to get stuck into each other last night.Or could it be that he's scratching the wrong itch?If you get the itch to get behind the wheel, you can hire a BMW for a few hours.This will get armchair chefs itching to cook.The pair prove as irresistible to each other as an itch to a scratch.The itch to do something will be strong.There then follows a widespread itch as the skin reacts.He was itching to get into the witness stand.Do you feel the itch to switch?But surely after almost a decade he must be itching to try something else.Did the product make your skin itch or burn?The itch to touch something rather than just look at it is responsible for more dissolved marriages than any other desire.They would be itching to play.Leicester are still scratching that itch.See a doctor quickly if you spot any swelling or feel an itching, burning sensation.He's itching to get out there.He'll be itching to get back and he is quality.You'll just be scratching an itch rather than putting the spark back in your marital bed.Musically, he was itching for something new.I am itching to play and hopefully do well.Everyone is itching to play.I am itching to play again.The hooker said: 'I am just itching to play again. British English: itch / ɪtʃ/ VERB When a part of your body itches, you have an unpleasant feeling on your skin that makes you want to scratch. When someone has hayfever, the eyes and nose will stream and itch. - American English: itch
- Arabic: يَسْتَحِكُهُ جِلْدُه
- Brazilian Portuguese: comichar
- Chinese: 痒
- Croatian: svrbjeti
- Czech: svědit
- Danish: klø
- Dutch: jeuken
- European Spanish: picar comezón
- Finnish: kutista
- French: démanger
- German: jucken
- Greek: έχω φαγούρα
- Italian: prudere
- Japanese: かゆい
- Korean: 가렵다
- Norwegian: klø
- Polish: zaswędzieć
- European Portuguese: ter comichão
- Romanian: a mâncanecesită scărpinare
- Russian: зудеть
- Latin American Spanish: picar comezón
- Swedish: klia
- Thai: คัน
- Turkish: kaşınmak
- Ukrainian: свербіти
- Vietnamese: ngứa
All related terms of 'itch'Chinese translation of 'itch' n (c) - (on skin)
痒(癢) (yǎng) (种(種), zhǒng)
vi - [person, part of body]
发(發)痒(癢) (fāyǎng) to be itching to do sth (inf) 渴望做某事 (kěwàng zuò mǒushì)
Definition to feel an irritating or tickling sensation When you have hayfever, your eyes and nose stream and itch. Definition to have a restless desire (to do something) I was itching to get involved. Synonyms ache crave pine pant hunger lust hanker Definition a skin irritation causing a desire to scratch Scratch my back – I've got an itch. Synonyms irritation tingling prickling itchiness Definition a restless desire an insatiable itch to switch from channel to channel Additional synonymsHe's burning to prove he's still the best. Synonyms yearn, long, desire, hunger, ache, crave, itch, hanker, have a yen for (informal), set your heart upon, would give your eyeteeth for I had a sudden craving for a cheese sandwich. Synonyms longing, hope, desire, urge, yen (informal), hunger, appetite, ache, lust, yearning, thirst, hankering, the munchies (slang), cacoethes Have you always had a hankering to be an actress? Synonyms desire, longing, wish, hope, urge, yen (informal), pining, hunger, ache, craving, yearning, itch, thirstAdditional synonymsDefinition desire or craving He has a hunger for success that seems bottomless. Synonyms desire, appetite, craving, yen (informal), ache, lust, yearning, itch, thirst, greediness, appetenceDefinition a strong feeling of wanting something one is unlikely ever to have He felt a longing for the familiar. Synonyms desire, hope, wish, burning, urge, ambition, hunger, yen (informal), hungering, aspiration, ache, craving, yearning, coveting, itch, thirst, hankeringDefinition a strong desire or drive It was his lust for glitz and glamour that was driving them apart. Synonyms desire, longing, passion, appetite, craving, greed, thirst, cupidity (formal), covetousness, avidity, appetenceDefinition intense sexual love Romeo's passion for Juliet Synonyms love, desire, affection, lust, the hots (slang), attachment, itch, fondness, adoration, infatuation, ardour, keenness, concupiscence (formal) Definition to feel a mild prickling or stinging sensation, as from cold or excitement The backs of his hands tingled. Synonyms prickle, sting, itch, tickle, have goose pimples Definition to have an intense desire or longing He yearned for freedom. Synonyms long, desire, pine, pant, hunger, ache, lust, crave, covet, itch, languish, hanker after, have a yen for (informal), eat your heart out over, set your heart upon, suspire (archaic, poetic), would give your eyeteeth for He spoke of his yearning for another child. Synonyms longing, wish, desire, need, burning, urge, yen (informal), pining, hunger, hungering, inclination, eagerness, hankeringDefinition a longing or desire Mike had a yen to try cycling. Synonyms longing, desire, craving, yearning, passion, hunger, ache, itch, thirst, hankering |