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   itch

   /ɪtʃ/

   noun

   • 1. an uncomfortable sensation on the skin that causes a desire to scratch. Similar tinglingirritationitchinessstingingpricklingticklingparaesthesiarare:formication
   • ▪ a skin disease or condition of which itching is a symptom.
   • ▪ a restless or strong desire to do something: "an itch to write fiction" Similar longingyearningpiningcravingacheburninghungerthirsturgelusthankeringneedeagernesszealcovetousnesswishfancydesirehopeaspirationdreaminformal:yen
   • ▪ scabies.

   verb

   • 1. be the site of or cause an itch: "the bite itched like crazy" Similar tinglebe irritatedbe itchystingprickletickle
   • ▪ (of a person) experience an itch: "I itched all over"
   • ▪ feel a restless or strong desire to do something: "Paul was itching to get outside" Similar longyearnpineacheburnhanker for/afterhungerthirstlustpanthopebe eagerbe desperatebe consumed with desirebe unable to waitwould give one's eye teethwishhave a fancycraveneedlust afterdream ofset one's heart onbe bent oneat one's heart out overcovetwantdesirefancyset one's sights oninformal:have a yenbe dyingbe gagging

   Word Origin Old Englishgycce (noun), gyccan (verb), of West Germanic origin; related to Dutch jeuk (noun) and Dutch jeuken, German jucken (verb).

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