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itching

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itch  (ch)
n.
1. An irritating skin sensation causing a desire to scratch.
2. Any of various skin disorders, such as scabies, marked by intense irritation and itching.
3. A restless desire or craving for something: an itch to travel.
v. itched, itch·ing, itch·es
v.intr.
1.
a. To feel, have, or produce an itch.
b. To have a desire to scratch.
2. To have a persistent, restless craving.
v.tr.
1. To cause to itch.
2. To scratch (an itch).

[Middle English yicche, from Old English gicce, from giccan, to itch.]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.itchingitching - an irritating cutaneous sensation that produces a desire to scratch
cutaneous sensation, haptic sensation, skin sensation - a sensation localized on the skin
pruritus - an intense itching sensation that can have various causes (as by allergies or infection or lymphoma or jaundice etc.)
Translations
Spanish itching [ˈɪtʃɪŋ] npicazón f; comezón f
French itching [ˈɪtʃɪŋ] ndémangeaison f

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I'm itching in a dozen places now from their bites.
The doctor looked it all over, as if his fingers were itching to open it; but instead of doing that, he put it quietly in the pocket of his coat.
The others saw the point of this, and felt better directly, despite their itching desire to get hold of the beggar again.
 
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