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.
were itching
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past progressiveof itch.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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No matter how you slice the numbers, it’s clear the American people were itching for change.
From Salon ● Jan. 31, 2025
By that time, people were itching to see each other, says Harry Oesterreicher, then the board treasurer.
From Seattle Times ● Jun. 10, 2022
But JET staff were itching to test their machine in real power-producing conditions.
From Science Magazine ● Feb. 9, 2022
And after spending months cooped up in online classrooms, they were itching to break free.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 19, 2021
Fishermen were itching to get back to their favorite streams.
From "I Survived the Eruption of Mount St. Helens, 1980" by Lauren Tarshis
