Antonyms for itch

Grammar : Noun, verb

Spell : ich

Phonetic Transcription : ɪtʃ

Definition of itch

Origin : Old English gicce, from giccan (v.) "to itch" (see itch (v.)). Sense of "restless desire" is first attested 1530s; itching in this sense is from mid-14c.

noun scratching; tingling
noun strong desire
verb scratch; tingle
verb desire strongly

Example sentences :

Wit, lad, is a catching thing, like the itch or the sweating sickness.
Extract from : « The White Company » by Arthur Conan Doyle

But he did not shoot, though one could see how his fingers must itch for the feel of the trigger.
Extract from : « Good Indian » by B. M. Bower

I always had an itch for newspaper work, and I went on a New York paper.
Extract from : « The Gentleman From Indiana » by Booth Tarkington

There was nothing under heaven their fingers did not itch to change.
Extract from : « The Harbor » by Ernest Poole

This is the safest and best application for the itch, and will have no disagreeable smell, if made in the following manner.
Extract from : « The Cook and Housekeeper's Complete and Universal Dictionary; Including a System of Modern Cookery, in all Its Various Branches, » by Mary Eaton

See heeyur, young Kemp, does your neck just itch to be stretched?
Extract from : « Romance » by Joseph Conrad and F.M. Hueffer

It is literally true that the tongue will itch with a desire to tell a secret.
Extract from : « Kept in the Dark » by Anthony Trollope

If you've got the itch say so, and we'll rub you down with something.
Extract from : « Phil Bradley's Mountain Boys » by Silas K. Boone

It's like having bites—the more they're scratched the worse they itch.
Extract from : « Erik Dorn » by Ben Hecht

It was a kind of itch that seemed to come from the new land.
Extract from : « Old Rail Fence Corners » by Various

Synonyms for itch

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