Itching — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

an irritating cutaneous sensation that produces a desire to scratch

scrape or rub as if to relieve itching

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ˈɪtʃɪŋ/

🇬🇧British English

/ˈɪtʃɪŋ/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ˈɪtʃɪŋ/

2 syllables Say it as /ˈɪtʃɪŋ/.

Examples

Don't scratch your insect bites!
I'm itching--the air is so dry!
his skin itched

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

scratch itchiness rub itch spoil

Parts of Speech

noun	an irritating cutaneous sensation that produces a desire to scratch
verb	scrape or rub as if to relieve itching “Don't scratch your insect bites!”
verb	have or perceive an itch “I'm itching--the air is so dry!”
verb	cause to perceive an itch “his skin itched”
verb	have a strong desire or urge to do something “She is itching to start the project”

Word Forms

itchy	adjective	causing an irritating cutaneous sensation; being affect with an itch
itch	verb	have or perceive an itch
rub	noun	the act of rubbing or wiping
scratch	noun	an abraded area where the skin is torn or worn off
scratcher	noun	a person who scratches to relieve an itch
itch	noun	an irritating cutaneous sensation that produces a desire to scratch
itching	noun	an irritating cutaneous sensation that produces a desire to scratch

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Juckreiz

ein irritierendes Hautgefühl, das den Wunsch zum Kratzen hervorruft

🇫🇷French

démangeaison

une sensation cutanée irritante qui produit une envie de se gratter

🇪🇸Spanish

picor

una sensación cutánea irritante que produce ganas de rascarse

🇮🇹Italian

prurito

una sensazione cutanea irritante che produce il desiderio di grattarsi

🇳🇱Dutch

jeuk

een irriterend gevoel van de huid dat een verlangen veroorzaakt om te krabben

🇵🇹Portuguese

coceira

uma sensação cutânea irritante que produz vontade de coçar

🇷🇺Russian

зуд

раздражающее кожное ощущение, вызывающее желание почесать

India

🇮🇳Hindi

खुजली

एक चिड़चिड़ा त्वचा संबंधी संवेदना जो खरोंचने की इच्छा पैदा करती है

🇧🇩Bengali

চুলকানি

একটি বিরক্তিকর ত্বকের সংবেদন যা স্ক্র্যাচ করার ইচ্ছা তৈরি করে

🇮🇳Tamil

அரிப்பு

ஒரு எரிச்சலூட்டும் தோல் உணர்வு கீறல் ஆசையை உருவாக்குகிறது

🇮🇳Telugu

దురద

స్క్రాచ్ కోరికను ఉత్పత్తి చేసే చికాకు కలిగించే చర్మ సంచలనం

🇮🇳Marathi

खाज सुटणे

त्वचेची चिडचिड करणारी संवेदना ज्यामुळे खाजवण्याची इच्छा निर्माण होते

🇮🇳Gujarati

ખંજવાળ

એક બળતરા ત્વચાની સંવેદના જે ખંજવાળ કરવાની ઇચ્છા પેદા કરે છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ತುರಿಕೆ

ಕಿರಿಕಿರಿಯುಂಟುಮಾಡುವ ಚರ್ಮದ ಸಂವೇದನೆಯು ಸ್ಕ್ರಾಚ್ ಮಾಡುವ ಬಯಕೆಯನ್ನು ಉಂಟುಮಾಡುತ್ತದೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ചൊറിച്ചിൽ

ചൊറിച്ചിലിനുള്ള ആഗ്രഹം ഉളവാക്കുന്ന പ്രകോപിപ്പിക്കുന്ന ചർമ്മ സംവേദനം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਖੁਜਲੀ

ਇੱਕ ਪਰੇਸ਼ਾਨ ਕਰਨ ਵਾਲੀ ਚਮੜੀ ਦੀ ਸਨਸਨੀ ਜੋ ਖੁਰਕਣ ਦੀ ਇੱਛਾ ਪੈਦਾ ਕਰਦੀ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

خارش زدہ

خارش کرنے والی جلد کا احساس جو کھرچنے کی خواہش پیدا کرتا ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

瘙痒

刺激皮肤的感觉，产生抓挠的欲望

🇯🇵Japanese

かゆみ

引っ掻きたいという欲求を引き起こす刺激的な皮膚の感覚

🇰🇷Korean

가려움

긁고 싶은 충동을 불러일으키는 자극적인 피부 감각

🇻🇳Vietnamese

ngứa

một cảm giác khó chịu ở da tạo ra cảm giác muốn gãi

🇹🇭Thai

อาการคัน

ความรู้สึกระคายเคืองทางผิวหนังที่ทำให้เกิดความปรารถนาที่จะเกา

🇮🇩Indonesian

gatal

sensasi kulit yang menjengkelkan yang menghasilkan keinginan untuk menggaruk

🇵🇭Filipino

nangangati

isang nakakainis na balat na nagdudulot ng pagnanais na kumamot

🇲🇾Malay

gatal-gatal

sensasi kulit yang menjengkelkan yang menghasilkan keinginan untuk menggaru

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

مثير للحكة

إحساس جلدي مزعج ينتج عنه الرغبة في الحك

🇮🇷Persian

خارش

یک احساس پوستی تحریک‌کننده که میل به خاراندن ایجاد می‌کند

🇹🇷Turkish

kaşıntı

kaşınma isteği yaratan tahriş edici bir cilt hissi

🇮🇱Hebrew

עִקצוּץ

תחושה עורית מעצבנת המייצרת רצון להתגרד

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