āĻ āĻ¨ā§āĻ¸āĻ¨ā§āĻ§āĻžāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨
āĻ āĻāĻŋāĻ§āĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻ° āĻāĻžāĻˇāĻž āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨
āĻāĻĒāĻ¨āĻžāĻ° āĻāĻžāĻˇāĻž āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨
to itch
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āĻā§āĻ˛āĻāĻžāĻ¨ā§, āĻā§āĻ˛āĻāĻžāĻ¨āĻŋ
to scratch or rub the skin in response to an itching sensation
Transitive: to itch a body part or rash
Informal
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
The more he itched the rash, the worse it seemed to get.
āĻ¤āĻŋāĻ¨āĻŋ āĻ¯āĻ¤ āĻŦā§āĻļāĻŋ āĻĢā§āĻ¸āĻā§āĻĄāĻŧāĻŋ āĻā§āĻ˛āĻāĻžāĻ¤ā§āĻ¨, āĻ¤āĻ¤āĻ āĻāĻāĻŋ āĻāĻžāĻ°āĻžāĻĒ āĻšāĻ¤ā§ āĻĻā§āĻāĻž āĻ¯āĻžāĻā§āĻāĻŋāĻ˛āĨ¤
02
āĻā§āĻ˛āĻāĻžāĻ¨ā§, āĻāĻāĻāĻĄāĻŧāĻžāĻ¨ā§
to feel a sensation on the skin that makes one want to scratch
Intransitive
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
Wearing a wool sweater made his skin itch throughout the day.
āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻāĻ˛ā§āĻ° āĻ¸ā§āĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻāĻžāĻ° āĻĒāĻ°āĻž āĻ¤āĻžāĻ° āĻ¤ā§āĻŦāĻāĻā§ āĻ¸āĻžāĻ°āĻžāĻĻāĻŋāĻ¨ āĻā§āĻ˛āĻāĻžāĻ¨āĻŋ āĻāĻ°āĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻā§āĨ¤
Informal
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
She was itching to share the exciting news with her friends.
āĻ¤āĻŋāĻ¨āĻŋ āĻ¤āĻžāĻ° āĻŦāĻ¨ā§āĻ§ā§āĻĻā§āĻ° āĻ¸āĻžāĻĨā§ āĻāĻ¤ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻāĻ¨āĻžāĻĒā§āĻ°ā§āĻŖ āĻāĻŦāĻ° āĻļā§āĻ¯āĻŧāĻžāĻ° āĻāĻ°āĻ¤ā§ āĻāĻā§āĻ°āĻšā§ āĻāĻŋāĻ˛ā§āĻ¨āĨ¤
04
āĻā§āĻ˛āĻāĻžāĻ¨ā§, āĻā§āĻ˛āĻāĻžāĻ¨āĻŋ āĻ¸ā§āĻˇā§āĻāĻŋ āĻāĻ°āĻž
to make someone or something feel the sensation of itching
Transitive: to itch a person or body part
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
The new soap seemed to itch her skin, making her uncomfortable all day.
āĻ¨āĻ¤ā§āĻ¨ āĻ¸āĻžāĻŦāĻžāĻ¨āĻāĻŋ āĻ¤āĻžāĻ° āĻ¤ā§āĻŦāĻāĻā§ āĻā§āĻ˛āĻāĻžāĻ¨āĻŋ āĻĻāĻŋāĻā§āĻāĻŋāĻ˛, āĻ¯āĻž āĻ¤āĻžāĻā§ āĻ¸āĻžāĻ°āĻžāĻĻāĻŋāĻ¨ āĻ
āĻ¸ā§āĻŦāĻ¸ā§āĻ¤āĻŋ āĻāĻ°āĻāĻŋāĻ˛āĨ¤
01
āĻā§āĻ˛āĻāĻžāĻ¨āĻŋ, āĻā§āĻļāĻāĻŋ
an irritating feeling on the skin that would be eased by scratching that area
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
She could n't focus because of the annoying itch on her back.
āĻ¤āĻŋāĻ¨āĻŋ āĻ¤āĻžāĻ° āĻĒāĻŋāĻ ā§ āĻŦāĻŋāĻ°āĻā§āĻ¤āĻŋāĻāĻ° āĻā§āĻ˛āĻāĻžāĻ¨āĻŋ āĻāĻ° āĻāĻžāĻ°āĻŖā§ āĻŽāĻ¨ā§āĻ¯ā§āĻ āĻĻāĻŋāĻ¤ā§ āĻĒāĻžāĻ°āĻāĻŋāĻ˛ā§āĻ¨ āĻ¨āĻžāĨ¤
02
āĻā§āĻ˛āĻāĻžāĻ¨āĻŋ, āĻ āĻĻāĻŽā§āĻ¯ āĻāĻā§āĻāĻž
a strong, restless urge or desire to do something
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
He had an itch to travel and explore new countries.
āĻ¤āĻžāĻ° āĻā§āĻ°āĻŽāĻŖ āĻāĻŦāĻ āĻ¨āĻ¤ā§āĻ¨ āĻĻā§āĻļ āĻ
āĻ¨ā§āĻŦā§āĻˇāĻŖ āĻāĻ°āĻžāĻ° āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻā§āĻ˛āĻāĻžāĻ¨āĻŋ āĻāĻŋāĻ˛āĨ¤
03
āĻā§āĻ¸, āĻā§āĻ˛āĻāĻžāĻ¨āĻŋ
a contagious skin infection caused by the itch mite; characterized by persistent itching and skin irritation
āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻāĻ¤āĻžāĻ¤ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻŦāĻŋāĻ āĻāĻžāĻ
itching
itch
āĻ¨āĻŋāĻāĻāĻŦāĻ°ā§āĻ¤ā§ āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻ
