itching

== English == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈɪt͡ʃɪŋ/ Rhymes: -ɪtʃɪŋ === Etymology 1 === 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. ==== Verb ==== itching present participle and gerund of itch ===== Derived terms ===== === Etymology 2 === From Middle English icchynge, ichynge, ycchenge, yecchyng, ʒicchunge (also unassibilated as ʒykynge), equivalent to itch +‎ -ing. ==== Noun ==== itching (plural itchings) A sensation that itches. Synonym: pruritus (medicine) ===== Derived terms ===== itching powder ==== Translations ==== === See also === pruritic