itch
31
4.2
- noun
- /ɪtʃ/
- Informal
- It's an itch I've needed to scratch.
Loading YouTube…
Watch on YouTubeIt's that itch that can never be scratched.
- It's that itch that can never be scratched.
- And I kind of feel that itch to maybe make a difference myself.
- I have all sorts of other people in my life where I get that itch scratched.
- Now to to the small community of crazies that have an itch and a tolerance for madness.
- Now that's prompting a new phenomena called the two year itch.
- I can't say more than that, but they they'll scratch an itch, a curiosity itch.
- And, and like thinking about what kind of scratches that itch in my brain of things I've always wanted to do.
- But we're profiting off of the itch that they knew a certain member of the public wanted scratched.
- The more life you live, the the more you're grateful for it, the more you've scratched certain itches.
- You start dating someone and maybe dating that person, that particular person scratches some kind of an itch.
- And usually, I mean, there are there are fictional movies, like narrative movies that kind of maybe scratch that itch.
- It really scratched a lot of itches and I loved it so much.
- It is made from scratch to scratch, that itch to stay human.
Examples
-
Doing all the things you know, does that not satisfy an itch, a need for shiny things?
-
And I kind of feel that itch to maybe make a difference myself.
-
You have an itch to travel?
-
You hold on to that in case you get the itch to go hunting again.
-
But now she began to feel a little itch of rebellion.
Fiction book (1995) -
However, I am getting the itch to get back into the sporting world again.
Blog text (6) -
I'll continue doing this job and I'll scratch my creative performance itch on the weekends with open mics.
-
I've always had an itch to explore new cultures and learn different languages.
-
His persistent itch for adventure led him to travel the world.
-
Every artist has that itch to create something original and impactful.
Synonyms
∞
1.6
A strong wish to have or experience something
223
3.2
A strong desire to do something
78
3.7
A very strong desire for things like food or cigarettes
40
6.7
A strong urge to do something that is hard to control
27
1.0
A strong desire for something you wish to have
11
6.6
A strong wish to have or do something
8
5.5
A strong, lasting wish for something you want but cannot get
3
7.8
Missing someone or something very much and feeling sad
A strong desire to have or do something
Antonyms
Idioms
- Informal
A thought that keeps coming into your mind and is hard to forget
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 was used for the small physical feeling of wanting to 'scratch', and this image of a restless urge led to the figurative meaning. So an itch for something is a strong, nagging desire to do or have it.