How do you pronounce itching?

The recorded pronunciation is /ˈɪt͡ʃɪŋ/.

Where does itching come from?

It is traced to Middle English.

itching

/ˈɪt͡ʃɪŋ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.37 in modern English

Syllables: itch-ing
IPA: /ˈɪt͡ʃɪŋ/

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Meaning

verb

present participle and gerund of itch

noun

A sensation that itches.

Example Sentences

"Itchings, hitherto unknown, are felt all over the body, and render my skin sometimes painfully tender, sometimes quite benumbed, as if it were dead."

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.

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: ecchinge, ġiċċende, *jukkjandi, icchynge

Inflected Forms

itchings (plural)

Derived Forms

itchingly

Phrases

itching powder

Frequently Paired Words

pruritic

Synonyms

pruritus itch itchiness

Rhymes With

switching pitching bitching stitching ditching enriching twitching hitching snitching witching kitching