itching

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. present participle and gerund of itch
noun
  1. A sensation that itches.

Pronunciation

/ˈɪt͡ʃɪŋ/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-itching.wav

Word forms

itching itchings

Etymology

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.

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