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itch
[ ich ]
verb (used without object)
- 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.
- to cause such a feeling:
This shirt itches.
- Informal. to scratch a part that itches.
- to have a desire to do or get something:
to itch after fame.
verb (used with object)
- to cause to have an itch:
His wool shirt always itches him.
- Informal. to scratch (a part that itches):
to itch a mosquito bite.
Her remarks itched me.
itch
/ ɪtʃ /
noun
- an irritation or tickling sensation of the skin causing a desire to scratch
- a restless desire
- any skin disorder, such as scabies, characterized by intense itching
verb
- intr to feel or produce an irritating or tickling sensation
- intr to have a restless desire (to do something)
- not_standard.to scratch (the skin)
- itching palma grasping nature; avarice
- have itchy feetto be restless; have a desire to travel
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Derived Forms
- ˈitchy, adjective
- ˈitchiness, noun
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Other Words From
- anti-itch adjective
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Word History and Origins
Origin of itch1
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Word History and Origins
Origin of itch1
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Example Sentences
“You try to always scratch where the itch is,” Huckabee said about his campaigning and rhetoric in the 2008 primary.
That seems to be the modus operandi as The League moves closer to the seven-year itch.
An artist creates art to plug a hole in the universe, to scratch some aesthetic itch.
Like most societies with a competitive itch, Brazilians love prizes.
Inside the itch, extreme weather—both flooding and drought—seem to be intensifying.
The itch-mite (Acarus scabiei) and the louse (Pediculus capitis, corporis, vel pubis) are the more common members of the group.
Johnny the Itch pulled nervously at the wide-brimmed fedora jerked down on his bony skull.
Johnny the Itch fingered away sweat that rolled down from under his fedora and nodded obediently.
It made the skin jerk and pull as if he were trying to get rid of an itch without using his hand.
They scoured every main artery and side road and cart track for miles in every direction, he and Johnny the Itch.
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