itching

Pronunciation: /ˈɪt͡ʃɪŋ/

The English word “itching” has 1 meaning listed here.

noun

A sensation that itches.

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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