How do you pronounce itch?

The recorded pronunciation is /ɪt͡ʃ/.

Where does itch come from?

It is traced to Middle English.

itch

/ɪt͡ʃ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.36 in modern English

Syllables: itch
IPA: /ɪt͡ʃ/

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Meaning

noun

A sensation felt on an area of the skin that causes a person or animal to want to scratch said area.

noun

A constant teasing desire or want.

verb

To feel itchy; to feel a need to be scratched.

Intransitive verb

verb

To have a constant, teasing urge; to feel strongly motivated; to want or desire something.

Intransitive verb

verb

To cause to feel an itch.

Transitive verb

verb

To scratch or rub so as to relieve an itch.

Colloquial; Transitive verb

Example Sentences

"... it left, however, a bee at his ear and an itch to transfer the buzzer's attentions and tease his darling; for she had betrayed herself as right good game."
"He started learning to drive and he has been itching for opportunities to practice ever since."
"Capulet: ... Speak not, reply not, do not answer me; / My fingers itch. Wife, we scarce thought us blest / That God had lent us but this only child; / But now I see this one is one too much, / And that we have a curse in having her: / Out on her, hilding!"
"My head is suddenly itching me like mad."
""What makes you suspect him?" Max asked as he itched his neck."
"I have to take both shoes and socks off! If I go bare foot I'm ok! I also get itching on my r/palm of my hand. I itch it so much that it's raw!"

Etymology

From Middle English icche, ȝicche, from Old English ġiċċe (“itch”), from Proto-Germanic *jukjǭ (“itch”), of unknown origin. Cognate with Scots yeuk (“itch, itchiness”), Dutch jeuk (“itch”), German jucken.

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: icche, ġiċċe, *jukjǭ, icchen, ġiċċan, *jukkjan

Usage

Inflected Forms

itches (plural) itches (present, singular) itching (participle, present) itched (participle, past) itched (past)

Derived Forms

antiitch itchless itchlike itchsome itchweed itchy itcher

Phrases

baker's itch barber itch barber's itch barley itch beard itch bricklayer's itch cereal itch copra itch

Synonyms

yuck yuik yeuk itchiness itching urge scabies spoil

Rhymes With

which rich bitch switch pitch witch mitch ditch niche twitch stitch glitch

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