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itching¹

  • /ˈɪt͡ʃɪŋ/

Rhymes with -ɪtʃɪŋ

Where it comes from

From Middle English ecchinge, ȝitchinge, ʒicchinde, ʒichande (also unassibilated as yckyng), from Old English ġiċċende (“itching”), from Proto-West Germanic *jukkjandi, present participle of *jukkjan (“to itch”), equivalent to itch + -ing.

verb

  1. gerund, participle, present present participle and gerund of itch

itching²

  • /ˈɪt͡ʃɪŋ/

Rhymes with -ɪtʃɪŋ

Where it comes from

From Middle English icchynge, ichynge, ycchenge, yecchyng, ʒicchunge (also unassibilated as ʒykynge), equivalent to itch + -ing.

noun itchings

  1. A sensation that itches. Itchings, hitherto unknown, are felt all over the body, and render my skin sometimes painfully tender, sometimes quite benumbed, as if it were dead.

    Similar: pruritus

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: rash, restless, pruritus, case, tingling, pricking, tickling, yearning, longing, hankering, craving, scratchiness, irritation, crawling, urge, desire

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@misc{itching_2026,
  title = {itching},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/itching},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}