yeuk

[ yook ]

/ yuk /

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verb (used without object)

to itch.

noun

an itching sensation.

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Origin of yeuk

1375–1425; late Middle English yuke<Middle Dutch jeuken to itch; replacing Middle English (north) yeke, yike;see itch

OTHER WORDS FROM yeuk

yeuky, adjective

Words nearby yeuk

yet, yeti, yett, Yetta, yettie, yeuk, Yevtushenko, yew, yé-yé, Yeysk, Yezd