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Added 8 October 2026

itch

/ɪt͡ʃ/ noun

In Latin: prūrīgō Wiktionary

noun Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA). Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about itch at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

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.

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.
To cause to feel an itch.

Origin

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.

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