itch
nounverbattested in dialogue
- //ɪt͡ʃ//
A sensation felt on an area of the skin that causes a person or animal to want to scratch said area.
noun
- 1
A sensation felt on an area of the skin that causes a person or animal to want to scratch said area.
- 2
A constant teasing desire or want.
... it left, however, a bee at his ear and an itch to transfer the buzzer's attentions and tease his darling; for she had betrayed herself as right good game.
Etymology
From Middle English icche, ȝicche, from Old English ġiċċe (“itch”), from Proto-Germanic *jukjǭ (“itch”), of unknown origin. Cognate with Scots yeuk (“itch, itchiness”), Dutch jeuk (“itch”), German jucken.
verb
- 1
To feel itchy; to feel a need to be scratched.
- 2
To have a constant, teasing urge; to feel strongly motivated; to want or desire something.
He started learning to drive and he has been itching for opportunities to practice ever since.
Capulet: ... Speak not, reply not, do not answer me; / My fingers itch. Wife, we scarce thought us blest / That God had lent us but this only child; / But now I see this one is one too much, / And that we have a curse in having her: / Out on her, hilding!
- 3
To cause to feel an itch.
My head is suddenly itching me like mad.
- 4
To scratch or rub so as to relieve an itch.
"What makes you suspect him?" Max asked as he itched his neck.
I have to take both shoes and socks off! If I go bare foot I'm ok! I also get itching on my r/palm of my hand. I itch it so much that it's raw!
Basically I go through a half hour of trying to figure out of it is an fake OCD itch or a regular itch before I itch it (if I determine it's a "fake" itch, then I try not to itch it).
Ulysses thumped his side and itched his back side, then slipped into his car.
Etymology
From Middle English icchen, ȝicchen, from Old English ġiċċan, ġyċċan (“to itch”), from Proto-West Germanic *jukkjan (“to itch”), of unknown origin. Cognate with Scots yeuk (“to itch”), West Frisian jûkje (“to itch”), Dutch jeuken (“to itch”), Low German jocken (“to itch”), German jucken (“to itch”).
Forms
- plural
- itches
- past tense
- itched
- past participle
- itched
- present participle
- itching
- third person singular
- itches
itch · A sensation felt on an area of the skin that causes a person or animal to want to scratch said area.
itching · A sensation that itches.itchy · Characterized by itching. (of a condition)item · A distinct physical object.