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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024itch•ing (ich′ing),USA pronunciation adj. - of, pertaining to, or characterized by an irritating sensation of the skin.
- of, pertaining to, or having a longing or desire to do or have something:An itching public anxiously awaits her announcement.
- characterized by restlessness or the desire for adventure or activity:an itching impulse to travel.
- characterized by the desire to grasp;
grasping; an itching palm open for a bribe. n. - itch.
- bef. 1000; Middle English (y)ichinge, (y)itchinge (noun, nominal, adjective, adjectival); replacing Old English giccende (adjective, adjectival). See itch, -ing2, -ing1
itch′ing•ly, adv. WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024itch /ɪtʃ/USA pronunciation v. - Physiology to have or feel a tingling irritation of the skin that causes a desire to scratch the part affected:[no object]My skin itches.
- to cause such a feeling: [no object]This shirt itches.[~ + object]This shirt itches me.
- [Informal.]to scratch a part that itches: [~ + object]Even though the poison ivy is driving you mad, don't itch it![no object]Don't itch; just try to think of something else.
- to have a desire to do or get something: [no object]to itch after fame.[~ + to + verb]He was itching to get back to his home town.
n. [countable] - the sensation of itching:a bad itch.
- a restless desire or longing:an itch for excitement.
itch•y, adj., -i•er, -i•est. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024itch (ich),USA pronunciation v.i. - Physiologyto have or feel a peculiar tingling or uneasy irritation of the skin that causes a desire to scratch the part affected:My nose itches.
- to cause such a feeling:This shirt itches.
- [Informal.]to scratch a part that itches.
- to have a desire to do or get something:to itch after fame.
v.t. - to cause to have an itch:His wool shirt always itches him.
- [Informal.]to scratch (a part that itches):to itch a mosquito bite.
- to annoy;
vex; irritate:Her remarks itched me. n. - the sensation of itching.
- an uneasy or restless desire or longing:an itch for excitement.
- Pathologya contagious disease caused by the itch mite, which burrows into the skin (usually prec. by the). Cf. mange, scabies.
- bef. 900; (verb, verbal) Middle English (y)icchen, Old English gicc(e)an; akin to German jucken, Dutch jeuken; (noun, nominal) Middle English (y)icche, Old English gicce, derivative of the verb, verbal
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: itch /ɪtʃ/ n - an irritation or tickling sensation of the skin causing a desire to scratch
- a restless desire
- any skin disorder, such as scabies, characterized by intense itching
vb - (intransitive) to feel or produce an irritating or tickling sensation
- (intransitive) to have a restless desire (to do something)
- not standard to scratch (the skin)
- itching palm ⇒ a grasping nature; avarice
- have itchy feet ⇒ to be restless; have a desire to travel
Etymology: Old English gīccean to itch, of Germanic originˈitchy adj ˈitchiness n |