itching

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).

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[Middle English yicche, from Old English gicce, from giccan, to itch.]

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

itching - an irritating cutaneous sensation that produces a desire to scratch itchiness, itch 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

itching [ˈɪtʃɪŋ] n → picazón f; comezón f

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itching [ˈɪtʃɪŋ] n → démangeaison f