I. adjective
Etymology: from present participle of itch (II)
: that itches:
a. : having, producing, or marked by an uneasy sensation in the skin
bothered with an itching back
an itching skin eruption
b.
(1) : having or marked by a restless desire or craving or longing for something
always glad to cater to her itching public
(2) : restlessly or insatiably seeking after what is novel and different
the time is coming when people will not endure sound teaching, but having itching ears they will accumulate for themselves teachers to suit their own likings — 2 Tim 4:3 (Revised Standard Version)
(3) : restlessly or insatiably seeking after acquisitions especially money : avaricious
had itching fingers always ready for a bribe
an itching palm
c. : having or marked by a restless inclination toward or predisposition to something : impatiently eager
itching anxiety — G.M.Trevelyan
an itching impulse — B.A.Williams
specifically : restlessly disposed to travel about and not to remain long in any one place
born … with an itching foot, he started drifting down through the cattle ranges — W.C.Tuttle
having had itching feet in his journalistic days, he had at least six different home towns — Volta Torrey
d. : being in a restless ferment : seething , stewing
itching adolescents
II. noun
( -s )
Etymology: Middle English icchinge, yicching, from gerund of icchen, yicchen to itch — more at itch
: itch 1a, 2