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Itch   /ɪtʃ/   Listen
Itch

noun
1.
A contagious skin infection caused by the itch mite; characterized by persistent itching and skin irritation.  Synonym: scabies.
2.
A strong restless desire.  Synonym: urge.
3.
An irritating cutaneous sensation that produces a desire to scratch.  Synonyms: itchiness, itching.
verb
(past & past part. itched; pres. part. itching)
1.
Scrape or rub as if to relieve itching.  Synonyms: rub, scratch.
2.
Have or perceive an itch.
3.
Cause to perceive an itch.
4.
Have a strong desire or urge to do something.  Synonym: spoil.  "He is spoiling for a fight"



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"Itch" Quotes from Famous Books



... not say it in that fashion;—that's easy. You must say it at some moment when the itch of play is on you; when there shall be no one by to hear: when the resolution if held, shall have some meaning in it. Then say, 'there's that money which I had from old Grey. I am bound to pay it. But ...
— Mr. Scarborough's Family • Anthony Trollope
... went, was in delirium. She seemed to lie upon a bed. She lay, in fact, upon the altar of her gods, of self, of what is vain, of liberty undisciplined, of restless itch for pleasure, and of the gods of Rosalie, a piteous sacrifice to them. You that have tears to shed prepare to shed them now. Or if you have no tears, but for emotion only sneers, do stop and put the thing away. It is intolerable to think to ...
— This Freedom • A. S. M. Hutchinson
... an expensive talking machine, the slurring notes of a jazz orchestra greeted their ears as plainly as though it were coming from a neighboring room instead of a broadcasting station many miles away. Amy confessed that it made her feet itch. She loved to dance. ...
— The Campfire Girls of Roselawn - A Strange Message from the Air • Margaret Penrose
... to loiter. While there he exposed himself to the sculptor's art; but it didn't take very hard. However, Virgie came back and acquired the studio habit. And you can't live for long in a studio, you know, without getting the itch to see yourself in print. That's what brought Virgie to me. And now! Well, now I have to ...
— On With Torchy • Sewell Ford
... speaking, I mean. If our race muffs this chance, we may never get another. But you and I wouldn't care about that, not really, unless it was personally important too. Would we? Why did you accept this thankless job, commanding a colonial fleet? It can't be an itch to explore. Rustum's already been visited once, and you'll have precious little time to carry on any further studies. You could have been off to some star where men have never traveled at all. Do you see, captain? You're not a bit more cold-blooded about ...
— The Burning Bridge • Poul William Anderson


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