itch
/ɪt͡ʃ/ verb B2- To feel itchy; to feel a need to be scratched.
- To have a constant, teasing urge; to feel strongly motivated; to want or desire something. · He started learning to drive and he has been itching for opportunities to practice ever since.
- To cause to feel an itch.
- To scratch or rub so as to relieve an itch.
He/she/it itches · Past itched · Past participle itched · -ing form itching
Verb forms
- Base form
- itch
- He/she/it
- itches
- Past
- itched
- Past participle
- itched
- -ing form
- itching
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