(~es, ~ing, ~ed)
1.
When a part of your body ~es, you have an unpleasant feeling on your skin that makes you want to scratch.
When someone has hayfever, the eyes and nose will stream and ~...
...dry, ~ing skin.
VERB: V, V-ing
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Itch is also a noun.
Scratch my back–I’ve got an ~.
N-COUNT
~ing
It may be that the ~ing is caused by contact with irritant material.
N-UNCOUNT
2.
If you are ~ing to do something, you are very eager or impatient to do it. (INFORMAL)
I was ~ing to get involved and to bring my own theories into practice...
The general was ~ing for a fight.
VERB: usu cont, V to-inf, V for n
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Itch is also a noun.
...viewers with an insatiable ~ to sw~ channels.
N-SING: usu N to-inf