"itching" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈɪt͡ʃɪŋ/ Forms: itchings [plural]
Rhymes: -ɪtʃɪŋ Etymology: From Middle English icchynge, ichynge, ycchenge, yecchyng, ʒicchunge (also unassibilated as ʒykynge), equivalent to itch + -ing. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|icchynge}} Middle English icchynge, {{m|enm|ichynge}} ichynge, {{m|enm|ycchenge}} ycchenge, {{m|enm|yecchyng}} yecchyng, {{m|enm|ʒicchunge}} ʒicchunge, {{m|enm|ʒykynge}} ʒykynge, {{af|en|itch|-ing}} itch + -ing Head templates: {{en-noun}} itching (plural itchings)
  1. A sensation that itches. Synonyms: pruritus Derived forms: itching powder Related terms: pruritic
    Sense id: en-itching-en-noun-j8gmzTcu
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Verb

IPA: /ˈɪt͡ʃɪŋ/
Rhymes: -ɪtʃɪŋ 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. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|ecchinge}} Middle English ecchinge, {{m|enm|ȝitchinge}} ȝitchinge, {{m|enm|ʒicchinde}} ʒicchinde, {{m|enm|ʒichande}} ʒichande, {{m|enm|yckyng}} yckyng, {{inh|en|ang|ġiċċende|t=itching}} Old English ġiċċende (“itching”), {{inh|en|gmw-pro|*jukkjandi}} Proto-West Germanic *jukkjandi, {{m|gmw-pro|*jukkjan|t=to itch}} *jukkjan (“to itch”), {{af|en|itch|-ing}} itch + -ing Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} itching
  1. present participle and gerund of itch Tags: form-of, gerund, participle, present Form of: itch
    Sense id: en-itching-en-verb-a2Cr3DXE Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English terms suffixed with -ing Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 33 67 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 41 59 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ing: 34 66
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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