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.
itched
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past participleof itch.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof itch.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
itchverb (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.
Example Sentences
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Trent Mosley itched and itched, the discomfort of standing on the sideline — not his foot injury that held him out of action since Aug. 22 — weighing on the senior receiver.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 11, 2025
He had 28-day-old sutures he contemplated removing himself because they itched so badly.
From Salon ● Aug. 17, 2025
Once the band began to click as a whole, a natural fatigue from rehearsing kicked in as the cast itched to begin filming.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 1, 2023
Uncanny Keith had massive, muscular shoulders which prevented it from reaching the back of its own head, where the hair itched and chafed along its annoyingly upright spine.
From Slate ● Aug. 27, 2022
He spoke of weather portents and the slack wits of smallfolk, and told how his nephew itched for battle.
From "A Clash of Kings" by George R.R. Martin
