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itching

[ich-ing]

adjective

  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.



noun

  1. itch.

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Other 51Թ Forms

  • itchingly adverb
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of itching1

before 1000; Middle English ( y ) ichinge, ( y ) itchinge (noun, adj.); replacing Old English giccende (adj.). See itch, -ing 2, -ing 1
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Israel’s decision to launch a wide-scale military operation against Iran may have come as a shock to many, but it’s something Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has been itching to do for more than decade.

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So I challenge all the folks simmering with rage against Trump’s war against L.A. and itching to do something about it — and that should be every Angeleno right now — to rebel smarter.

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After all, it's part of Project 2025 architect Russell Vought's tools of the trade, and now that he's back at the Office of Management and Budget he's been itching to use it.

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The office worker from Devon describes days bedridden with "excruciating" pain and chronic itching, while waiting up to 18 months for NHS treatments.

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"The prisoner says that even when it is his turn to shower he tries to avoid it because the water… causes itching and inflammation."

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