itch
verb /ɪtʃ/
/ɪtʃ/
Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they itch | /ɪtʃ/ /ɪtʃ/ |
| he / she / it itches | /ˈɪtʃɪz/ /ˈɪtʃɪz/ |
| past simple itched | /ɪtʃt/ /ɪtʃt/ |
| past participle itched | /ɪtʃt/ /ɪtʃt/ |
| -ing form itching | /ˈɪtʃɪŋ/ /ˈɪtʃɪŋ/ |
- [intransitive] to have an uncomfortable feeling on your skin that makes you want to scratch (= rub your skin with your nails); to make your skin feel like this
- I itch all over.
- Does the rash itch?
- This sweater really itches.
Synonyms hurthurt- ache
- burn
- sting
- tingle
- itch
- throb
- hurt (of part of your body) to feel painful; (of an action) to cause pain:
- My feet hurt.
- Ouch! That hurt!
- ache to feel a continuous pain that is not severe:
- I’m aching all over.
- burn (of part of your body) to feel very hot and painful:
- Our eyes were burning from the chemicals in the air.
- sting to make somebody feel a sharp burning pain or uncomfortable feeling in part of their body; (of part of your body) to feel this pain:
- My eyes were stinging from the smoke.
- tingle (of part of your body) to feel as if a lot of small sharp points are pushing into the skin there:
- The cold air made her face tingle.
- itch to have an uncomfortable feeling on your skin that makes you want to scratch; to make your skin feel like this:
- I itch all over.
- Does the rash itch?
- throb (of part of your body) to feel pain as a series of regular beats:
- His head throbbed painfully.
- your eyes hurt/ache/burn/sting/itch
- your skin hurts/burns/stings/tingles/itches
- your flesh hurts/burns/stings/tingles
- your head hurts/aches/throbs
- your stomach hurts/aches
- to really hurt/ache/burn/sting/tingle/itch/throb
- to hurt/ache/sting/itch badly/a lot
- It hurts/stings/tingles/itches.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- terribly
- constantly
- positively
- …
- make somebody
- for
- with
- [intransitive] (informal) (often used in the progressive tenses) to want to do something very much
- itch for something The crowd was itching for a fight.
- itch to do something He's itching to get back to work.
Extra Examples- He was itching for a chance to show how good he was.
- Her fingers positively itched with the desire to slap his face.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- terribly
- constantly
- positively
- …
- make somebody
- for
- with
Word OriginOld English gycce (noun), gyccan (verb), of West Germanic origin; related to Dutch jeuk (noun) and Dutch jeuken, German jucken (verb).