itchingn.

/ˈɪtʃɪŋ/

Etymology: < itch v.¹ + -ing suffix¹.

1. A feeling of uneasiness or irritation in the skin, which leads to scratching: see itch v.¹ 1.

ΘΚΠ

the world > health and disease > ill health > pain > types of pain > [noun] > irritation > itching

itching?c1225

pruritusa1400

prurity?a1425

yuke1551

yuking1562

prurit1612

titillation1621

prurigoa1646

pruriency1669

pruriencea1688

itchiness1834

yukiness1853

?c1225 (?a1200) Ancrene Riwle (Cleo. C.vi) (1972) 176 Hwile þet ȝihchunge lest hit þuncheð god to grinden [read gnudden or gnuden].

1382 Bible (Wycliffite, E.V.) Deut. xxviii. 27 Smyit thee the Lord with..scab forsothe and itchynge [a1425 L.V. ȝicchyng, ichynge, iȝcching].

14.. in T. Wright & R. P. Wülcker Anglo-Saxon & Old Eng. Vocab. (1884) I. 708/21 Hic pruritus, a ȝekynge.

c1440 Promptorium Parvulorum 538/2 Ȝykynge, or ȝykthe, pruritus.

1663 S. Pepys Diary 10 Feb. (1971) IV. 39 In the morning, most of my disease, that is, itching and pimples, was gone.

1797 M. Baillie Morbid Anat. (ed. 2) viii. 204 They have commonly an itching at the nose.

1845 G. Budd On Dis. Liver 159 She became affected with excessive itching of the skin, which prevented sleep.

attributive.1608 R. Armin Nest of Ninnies sig. A3^v The world..scratching her braine with her itching pin,..answeres what then?1611 R. Cotgrave Dict. French & Eng. Tongues at Alum We call it, stone Allum, or itching pouder.

2. figurative. An uneasy desire or hankering: = itch n. 2.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > will > wish or inclination > desire > uneasy or restless desire > [noun]

itching1340

miscovetise1496

itch1532

tickling1553

impatiency1564

cacoethes1570

impatience1581

pruritation1653

pruriency1656

mangea1674

prurience1777

1340 Ayenbite (1866) 16 Þet uerste heaued of þe beste of helle ys prede..þe uifte icinge, in cle[r]gie avarice oþer couaytise.

1676 tr. G. Guillet de Saint-Georges Acct. Voy. Athens 33 A rich Turk in that City..had an itching after the young Mans Estate.

1711 A. Pope Ess. Crit. 5 All Fools have still an Itching to deride.

1884 St. James's Gaz. 22 Aug. 3/1 An irrepressible itching for a little more military glory.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1900; most recently modified version published online June 2022).

itchingadj.

/ˈɪtʃɪŋ/

Etymology: < itch v.¹ + -ing suffix².

That itches.

1. That has or is characterized by a feeling of irritation in the skin; itchy.

ΚΠ

c1000 Sax. Leechd. III. 50 Wið giccendre wombe.

1665 R. Hooke Micrographia xxvi. 146 The itching tickling pain quickly grew languid.

1746 G. Berkeley Second Let. Tar-water §15 A very useful wash for weak, dry, or itching eyes.

1898 P. Manson Trop. Dis. xxxiii. 523 With a papulo-vesicular itching eruption resembling scabies.

2. figurative. That has an irritating desire or uneasy craving.Often qualifying nouns denoting bodily organs in metaphorical phrases, as itching ears, a craving to hear something new, persons who crave to hear novelties (hence itching-eared); an itching palm, a hankering after gain, an avaricious disposition; †an itching elbow, a passion for gambling (cf. quot. 1726 at itch n. 2).

ΘΚΠ

the mind > will > wish or inclination > desire > uneasy or restless desire > [adjective]

itching?c1225

restless1557

tittling1560

prurient1592

impatient1598

the mind > attention and judgement > [noun] > craving for novelty

itching ears1582

society > trade and finance > fees and taxes > illegal payment or exaction > [noun] > bribe > ability to be bribed

an itching palm1607

venalitya1683

shop-conscience1683

bribability1832

the mind > will > wish or inclination > desire > inordinate or excessive desire > [noun] > inordinate desire of possessions

greediness1154

greedilaikc1175

yissingc1275

covetise1297

covetingc1315

winningheadc1315

concupiscencec1340

avaricec1386

greedy worm1430

cupidity1436

covetousness1526

avariciousness1560

greed1609

an itching palma1616

gripulousness1633

havingness1646

avarition1661

my-ness1662

aviditya1680

gripingness1683

ingordigiousnessa1734

graspingness1747

accumulativeness1821

acquisitiveness1826

pleonexia1858

possessiveness1864

over-greed1867

appropriativeness1882

?c1225 (?a1200) Ancrene Riwle (Cleo. C.vi) (1972) 65 Lokið seið seint Ierome. þet ȝe nabben ȝichinde þe tungen ne þe earen.

1557 R. Edgeworth Serm. very Fruitfull f. cxlix We muste beware that we haue nother itchinge tonges, nor itchinge eares.., euer open and glad to be clawed with newes and noughty tales.

1582 Bible (Rheims) 2 Tim. iv. 3 According to their owne desires they wil heape to them selues maisters, hauing itching eares.

a1586 Sir P. Sidney Apol. Poetrie (1595) sig. G2^v There is nothing of so sacred a maiestie, but that an itching tongue may rubbe it selfe vpon it.

1607 S. Hieron Three Serm. Ded. sig. A3 A few blotted leaues; such perhaps, as in this itching-eared generation..few will take notice of.

a1616 W. Shakespeare Julius Caesar (1623) iv. ii. 62 Cassius, you your selfe Are much condemn'd to haue an itching Palme.

1617 F. Moryson Itinerary i. 198 I had an itching desire to see Jerusalem.

1693 J. Dryden in J. Dryden et al. tr. Juvenal Satires xiv. 274 If the Father, says Juvenal, love the Box and Dice, the Boy will be given to an itching Elbow.

1793 Gentleman's Mag. Apr. 352/2 Their reluctance or inability to accommodate their doctrines to their itching ears.

1847 A. Bennie Disc. xxii. 393 This is no idle crowd come to gaze or to fill an itching ear.

1871 W. H. Dixon Tower IV. vii. 63 Fees were always welcome to his itching palm.

1876 World No. 108. 11 The causes célèbres, which have supplied such piquant reading to an itching public.

1925 F. E. Lumley Means of Social Control iv. 106 The more readily, then, do they lend itching ears to what the climbers have to say to them.

2002 Third Way Dec. 35/2 Every day, the Sun, Telegraph and Guardian all preach to the converted, telling itching ears what they thought was the case all along anyway.

†3. That causes itching. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the world > health and disease > ill health > pain > types of pain > [adjective] > irritating > itching

pruriginous?a1425

yukinga1449

itchful1530

itchy1530

itching1665

yuky1719

prurient1796

scritchy1929

scratchy1943

the world > health and disease > ill health > pain > types of pain > [adjective] > irritating > itching > causing

itching1665

1665 R. Hooke Micrographia xxvi. 145 Of Cowage, and the itching operation of some bodies.

1756 P. Browne Civil & Nat. Hist. Jamaica ii. ii. 336 The plant is..well known on account of its sharp itching hairs.

1879 J. Britten & R. Holland Dict. Eng. Plant-names Itching Berries. Fruit of Rosa canina. Lanc.

Derivatives

itchingly adv.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > will > wish or inclination > desire > uneasy or restless desire > [adverb]

pruriently1592

impatiently1632

itchingly1657

1657 J. Bentham Χοροθεολογον 19 Itchingly desiring Novelties.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1900; most recently modified version published online December 2019).

单词	itching
释义	itchingn. /ˈɪtʃɪŋ/ Etymology: < itch v.¹ + -ing suffix¹. 1. A feeling of uneasiness or irritation in the skin, which leads to scratching: see itch v.¹ 1. ΘΚΠ the world > health and disease > ill health > pain > types of pain > [noun] > irritation > itching itching?c1225 pruritusa1400 prurity?a1425 yuke1551 yuking1562 prurit1612 titillation1621 prurigoa1646 pruriency1669 pruriencea1688 itchiness1834 yukiness1853 ?c1225 (?a1200) Ancrene Riwle (Cleo. C.vi) (1972) 176 Hwile þet ȝihchunge lest hit þuncheð god to grinden [read gnudden or gnuden]. 1382 Bible (Wycliffite, E.V.) Deut. xxviii. 27 Smyit thee the Lord with..scab forsothe and itchynge [a1425 L.V. ȝicchyng, ichynge, iȝcching]. 14.. in T. Wright & R. P. Wülcker Anglo-Saxon & Old Eng. Vocab. (1884) I. 708/21 Hic pruritus, a ȝekynge. c1440 Promptorium Parvulorum 538/2 Ȝykynge, or ȝykthe, pruritus. 1663 S. Pepys Diary 10 Feb. (1971) IV. 39 In the morning, most of my disease, that is, itching and pimples, was gone. 1797 M. Baillie Morbid Anat. (ed. 2) viii. 204 They have commonly an itching at the nose. 1845 G. Budd On Dis. Liver 159 She became affected with excessive itching of the skin, which prevented sleep. attributive.1608 R. Armin Nest of Ninnies sig. A3^v The world..scratching her braine with her itching pin,..answeres what then?1611 R. Cotgrave Dict. French & Eng. Tongues at Alum We call it, stone Allum, or itching pouder. 2. figurative. An uneasy desire or hankering: = itch n. 2. ΘΚΠ the mind > will > wish or inclination > desire > uneasy or restless desire > [noun] itching1340 miscovetise1496 itch1532 tickling1553 impatiency1564 cacoethes1570 impatience1581 pruritation1653 pruriency1656 mangea1674 prurience1777 1340 Ayenbite (1866) 16 Þet uerste heaued of þe beste of helle ys prede..þe uifte icinge, in cle[r]gie avarice oþer couaytise. 1676 tr. G. Guillet de Saint-Georges Acct. Voy. Athens 33 A rich Turk in that City..had an itching after the young Mans Estate. 1711 A. Pope Ess. Crit. 5 All Fools have still an Itching to deride. 1884 St. James's Gaz. 22 Aug. 3/1 An irrepressible itching for a little more military glory. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1900; most recently modified version published online June 2022). itchingadj. /ˈɪtʃɪŋ/ Etymology: < itch v.¹ + -ing suffix². That itches. 1. That has or is characterized by a feeling of irritation in the skin; itchy. ΚΠ c1000 Sax. Leechd. III. 50 Wið giccendre wombe. 1665 R. Hooke Micrographia xxvi. 146 The itching tickling pain quickly grew languid. 1746 G. Berkeley Second Let. Tar-water §15 A very useful wash for weak, dry, or itching eyes. 1898 P. Manson Trop. Dis. xxxiii. 523 With a papulo-vesicular itching eruption resembling scabies. 2. figurative. That has an irritating desire or uneasy craving.Often qualifying nouns denoting bodily organs in metaphorical phrases, as itching ears, a craving to hear something new, persons who crave to hear novelties (hence itching-eared); an itching palm, a hankering after gain, an avaricious disposition; †an itching elbow, a passion for gambling (cf. quot. 1726 at itch n. 2). ΘΚΠ the mind > will > wish or inclination > desire > uneasy or restless desire > [adjective] itching?c1225 restless1557 tittling1560 prurient1592 impatient1598 the mind > attention and judgement > [noun] > craving for novelty itching ears1582 society > trade and finance > fees and taxes > illegal payment or exaction > [noun] > bribe > ability to be bribed an itching palm1607 venalitya1683 shop-conscience1683 bribability1832 the mind > will > wish or inclination > desire > inordinate or excessive desire > [noun] > inordinate desire of possessions greediness1154 greedilaikc1175 yissingc1275 covetise1297 covetingc1315 winningheadc1315 concupiscencec1340 avaricec1386 greedy worm1430 cupidity1436 covetousness1526 avariciousness1560 greed1609 an itching palma1616 gripulousness1633 havingness1646 avarition1661 my-ness1662 aviditya1680 gripingness1683 ingordigiousnessa1734 graspingness1747 accumulativeness1821 acquisitiveness1826 pleonexia1858 possessiveness1864 over-greed1867 appropriativeness1882 ?c1225 (?a1200) Ancrene Riwle (Cleo. C.vi) (1972) 65 Lokið seið seint Ierome. þet ȝe nabben ȝichinde þe tungen ne þe earen. 1557 R. Edgeworth Serm. very Fruitfull f. cxlix We muste beware that we haue nother itchinge tonges, nor itchinge eares.., euer open and glad to be clawed with newes and noughty tales. 1582 Bible (Rheims) 2 Tim. iv. 3 According to their owne desires they wil heape to them selues maisters, hauing itching eares. a1586 Sir P. Sidney Apol. Poetrie (1595) sig. G2^v There is nothing of so sacred a maiestie, but that an itching tongue may rubbe it selfe vpon it. 1607 S. Hieron Three Serm. Ded. sig. A3 A few blotted leaues; such perhaps, as in this itching-eared generation..few will take notice of. a1616 W. Shakespeare Julius Caesar (1623) iv. ii. 62 Cassius, you your selfe Are much condemn'd to haue an itching Palme. View more context for this quotation 1617 F. Moryson Itinerary i. 198 I had an itching desire to see Jerusalem. 1693 J. Dryden in J. Dryden et al. tr. Juvenal Satires xiv. 274 If the Father, says Juvenal, love the Box and Dice, the Boy will be given to an itching Elbow. 1793 Gentleman's Mag. Apr. 352/2 Their reluctance or inability to accommodate their doctrines to their itching ears. 1847 A. Bennie Disc. xxii. 393 This is no idle crowd come to gaze or to fill an itching ear. 1871 W. H. Dixon Tower IV. vii. 63 Fees were always welcome to his itching palm. 1876 World No. 108. 11 The causes célèbres, which have supplied such piquant reading to an itching public. 1925 F. E. Lumley Means of Social Control iv. 106 The more readily, then, do they lend itching ears to what the climbers have to say to them. 2002 Third Way Dec. 35/2 Every day, the Sun, Telegraph and Guardian all preach to the converted, telling itching ears what they thought was the case all along anyway. †3. That causes itching. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the world > health and disease > ill health > pain > types of pain > [adjective] > irritating > itching pruriginous?a1425 yukinga1449 itchful1530 itchy1530 itching1665 yuky1719 prurient1796 scritchy1929 scratchy1943 the world > health and disease > ill health > pain > types of pain > [adjective] > irritating > itching > causing itching1665 1665 R. Hooke Micrographia xxvi. 145 Of Cowage, and the itching operation of some bodies. 1756 P. Browne Civil & Nat. Hist. Jamaica ii. ii. 336 The plant is..well known on account of its sharp itching hairs. 1879 J. Britten & R. Holland Dict. Eng. Plant-names Itching Berries. Fruit of Rosa canina. Lanc. Derivatives itchingly adv. ΘΚΠ the mind > will > wish or inclination > desire > uneasy or restless desire > [adverb] pruriently1592 impatiently1632 itchingly1657 1657 J. Bentham Χοροθεολογον 19 Itchingly desiring Novelties. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1900; most recently modified version published online December 2019). < n.?c1225adj.c1000
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