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itching.

A sensation that itches.

7 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈɪt͡ʃɪŋ/
  1. A sensation that itches.

Where this word comes from

From Middle English icchynge, ichynge, ycchenge, yecchyng, ʒicchunge (also unassibilated as ʒykynge), equivalent to itch + -ing.

verb/ˈɪt͡ʃɪŋ/
  1. present participle and gerund of itch

    form-of · gerund · participle · present
Where this word comes from

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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