itchverb [ I ]
uk/ɪtʃ/us/ɪtʃ/B2 to have or cause an uncomfortable feeling on the skin that makes you want to rub it with your nails:
I can't wear wool - it makes me itch.
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- What's that big red lump on your arm? Does it itch?
- Try not to scratch those spots, no matter how much they itch, or you'll make them bleed.
- There's a mosquito bite on my ankle that is itching like crazy!
- She won't wear that beautiful woollen jumper; she complains that it itches.
- Why are you wrinkling your nose like that? Is it itching?
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Skin complaints & blemishes
- boil
- calloused
- capillary telangiectasia
- cradle cap
- crusta lactea
- dandruff
- diaper rash
- heat rash
- hive
- jaundice
- pitted
- prickle
- pustule
- rash
- scabby
- scar
- sinus
- spotty
- ulcerated
- verruca
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itching
noun [ U ] uk/ˈɪtʃ.ɪŋ/us/ˈɪtʃ.ɪŋ/
This cream will reduce the itching.
Idiom(s)
itch to do sth
itchnoun [ C ]
uk/ɪtʃ/us/ɪtʃ/an uncomfortable feeling on the skin that makes you want to rub it with your nails:
I've got an itch on the back of my neck.
More examples
- Could you scratch my back for me? I've got an infuriating itch right in the middle there.
- He's got sensitive skin and anything except pure cotton gives him an awful itch.
- The itch from that rash is driving her mad - I think I'll give her an antihistamine tablet.
- My grandmother was very strict and if you had an itch in church you were forbidden from scratching it.
- Poor dog - I wonder what's causing that itch. Have you got a sore patch, or is it a flea?
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Skin complaints & blemishes
- boil
- calloused
- capillary telangiectasia
- cradle cap
- crusta lactea
- dandruff
- diaper rash
- heat rash
- hive
- jaundice
- pitted
- prickle
- pustule
- rash
- scabby
- scar
- sinus
- spotty
- ulcerated
- verruca
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