itching

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɪtʃɪŋ/

Verb

itching

1. present participle of itch

Noun

itching (plural itchings)

1. A sensation that itches.
   • 1856, Forbes Winslow, The Journal of Psychological Medicine and Mental Pathology (page 71)

     Itchings, hitherto unknown, are felt all over the body, and render my skin sometimes painfully tender, sometimes quite benumbed, as if it were dead.