itch

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/ɪt͡ʃ/

verb 4noun 2

Collocations

(noun.)

ADJ

irritating

VERB + ITCH

relieve, scratch (at)

My back was itching so much that I couldn't relieve the itch no matter how I scratched.

(verb.)

ADV

positively

VERB + ITCH

make sb

That wool sweater makes my skin itch terribly, so I never wear it anymore.

PREP

for

She was itching for an opportunity to travel abroad and see new countries.

with

His hands itched with anticipation as he waited to open the birthday present.

Definitions

noun

A sensation felt on an area of the skin that causes a person or animal to want to scratch said area.

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.

verb

To feel itchy; to feel a need to be scratched.

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!

To cause to feel an itch.

My head is suddenly itching me like mad.

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!

Thesaurus

Synonyms

noun — an irritating cutaneous sensation that produces a desire to

itchiness
itching

noun — a strong restless desire

urge

noun — a contagious skin infection caused by the itch mite

scabies

verb — have a strong desire or urge to do something

spoil

verb — scrape or rub as if to relieve itching

Antonyms

Idioms & Phrases

make someone's teeth itch

To bother or unsettle a person; to put someone on edge.

The squeaking won’t do any harm, but if it makes your teeth itch, oil the hinge.

itch the ditch

To masturbate by stimulating one's vagina.

scratch one's own itch

To do something out of motivation to solve a personal problem; to take matters into one's own hands.

Every good work of software starts by scratching a developer's personal itch.

scratch an itch

To satisfy a need or desire.

Near-synonyms: hit the spot, hit the button

scratch the itch

Alternative form of scratch an itch.

A nice shot of whiskey would really scratch the itch right about now.

Example Bank

... 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.

Wiktionary

He started learning to drive and he has been itching for opportunities to practice ever since.

Wiktionary

My head is suddenly itching me like mad.

Wiktionary

I have an itch in my ear.

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She had an itch to see her child.

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Usage Notes

i Register

In some senses, itch is marked as colloquial. Watch for register when choosing this word.

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