itch
verb (used without object)
to have or feel a peculiar tingling or uneasy irritation of the skin that causes a desire to scratch the part affected.
has itched
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present perfectof itch (3rd person singular).present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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Strong-Man Rios, since his inauguration last April, has itched to use strong-arm methods in healing splits that World War II has brought to Chile.
From Time Magazine Archive
Many a music student or musical amateur has itched to play a part in a fine symphony orchestra or string quartet.
From Time Magazine Archive
He has itched to be Governor for most of his political life.
From Time Magazine Archive
It has itched and squirmed with life and now it is night and the life has all gone away.
From Winesburg, Ohio; a group of tales of Ohio small town life by Sherwood Anderson
