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Definitions for Itching
[1] of, relating to, or characterized by an irritating sensation of the skin.
[2] of, relating to, or having a longing or desire to do or have something: An itching public anxiously awaits her announcement.
[3] characterized by restlessness or the desire for adventure or activity: an itching impulse to travel.
[4] characterized by the desire to grasp; grasping; an itching palm open for a bribe.
[5] itch.
[6] to have or feel a peculiar tingling or uneasy irritation of the skin that causes a desire to scratch the part affected: My nose itches.
[7] to cause such a feeling: This shirt itches.
[8] Informal . to scratch a part that itches.
[9] to have a desire to do or get something: to itch after fame.
[10] to cause to have an itch: His wool shirt always itches him.
[11] Informal . to scratch (a part that itches): to itch a mosquito bite.
[12] to annoy; vex; irritate: Her remarks itched me.
[13] the sensation of itching.
[14] an uneasy or restless desire or longing: an itch for excitement.
[15] a contagious disease caused by the itch mite, which burrows into the skin (usually preceded by the ).
[16] an irritation or tickling sensation of the skin causing a desire to scratch
[17] a restless desire
[18] any skin disorder, such as scabies, characterized by intense itching
[19] (intr) to feel or produce an irritating or tickling sensation
[20] (intr) to have a restless desire (to do something)
[21] not standard to scratch (the skin)
[22] itching palm a grasping nature; avarice
[23] have itchy feet to be restless; have a desire to travel
Words related to Itching
ache, yearn, crave, thirst, hanker, prick, sting, prickle, tickle, irritate, titillate, crawl, creep, chafe, hunger, pant, sigh, burn, long, lust
Words nearby Itching
itasca, itc, itch, itch for, have an, itch mite, itching, itchy, itchy palm, itcz, itea, itelmen
Origin of Itching
before 900; (v.) Middle English (y)icchen, Old English gicc(e)an; akin to German jucken, Dutch jeuken; (noun) Middle English (y)icche, Old English gicce, derivative of the v.
Other words from Itching
itch·ing·ly , adverb
an·ti-itch , adjective
Word origin for Itching
Old English gīccean to itch, of Germanic origin
Synonyms for Itching
crawl, creep, irritate, prick, prickle, sting, tickle, titillate