to itch
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2.7
- verb
- /ɪtʃ/
- Informal
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- He felt a strong urge to improve his skills and was itching to start a new project.
You know, summertime right now, people are itching to get out of the house.
- You know, summertime right now, people are itching to get out of the house.
- When you have that level of hatred, people start itching for an excuse.
Examples
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You know, summertime right now, people are itching to get out of the house.
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The truth is, you make me itch.
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After a while, you itch to be with just a little.
Blog text (9) -
This place is making me itch.
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When you have that level of hatred, people start itching for an excuse.
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And I'm so itching to get into that phase right now.
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The landscape in the bright morning light was magnificent, and I itched to sketch it.
Fiction book (1996) -
Guys Otty is still not awake and I am itching to get outside.
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Pitt accepted with good grace, even though he itched to retaliate.
Fiction book (1993) -
His palms itched for his old fowling gun.
Fiction book (2001)
Synonyms
103
3.8
To want something very much
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5.2
To have a strong wish for something
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7.4
To want something very much for a long time
Antonyms
Idioms
- Informal
A thought that keeps coming into your mind and is hard to forget
Phrasal Verbs
Compounds
- Indian
An itchy skin infection caused by a fungus, often on the inner thighs and groin
- Archaic
A skin infection caused by a fungus on the beard and neck that makes red, itchy patches
- Specialized
A very small white animal that lives on the skin of people or animals and makes them scratch a lot
- Archaic
A disease from not having enough vitamin niacin that causes skin, stomach, and nerve problems
How Strong
Surface Forms
Etymology
The word itch first named a skin feeling that made people want to 'scratch', and people later used it for any strong, hard-to-ignore urge. So to itch to do something is to feel a strong, restless desire to do it.