itch[noun]Synonyms:- irritation, itchiness, prickling, tingling
- desire, craving, hankering, hunger, longing, lust, passion, yearning, yen
(informal)[verb]Synonyms:- prickle, irritate, tickle, tingle
- long, ache, crave, hanker, hunger, lust, pine, yearn
[TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲
I. itch1 /ɪtʃ/
verb[
Language: Old English;
Origin: giccan]
1. [intransitive and transitive] if part of your body or your clothes itch, you have an unpleasant feeling on your skin that makes you want to rub it with your nails ⇒
scratch:
My feet were itching terribly. The label on this shirt itches me.2. be itching to do something/be itching for something informal to want to do something very much and as soon as possible:
He was itching for a fight. [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲
II. itch2 noun [singular]1. an uncomfortable feeling on your skin that makes you want to rub it with your nails:
Scratch my back – I have an itch.2. informal a strong desire to do or have something
itch for an itch for adventure [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲