itching : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: itching	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for itching
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
itching n an irritating cutaneous sensation that produces a desire to scratch Synonym(s): itch, itchiness, itching
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Itch \Itch\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Itched}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Itching}.] [OE. icchen, [?]icchen, AS. giccan; akin to D. jeuken, joken, G. jucken, OHG. jucchen.] 1. To have an uneasy sensation in the skin, which inclines the person to scratch the part affected. My mouth hath itched all this long day. --Chaucer. 2. To have a constant desire or teasing uneasiness; to long for; as, itching ears. [bd]An itching palm.[b8] --Shak.