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Another word for itch

itch Synonyms

itch

n.

An uncomfortable sensation in the skin
itchiness, tingling, prickling, crawling, creeping sensation, tickle, rawness, scabbiness, pruritus, psoriasis, psora; see also irritation 1.
A strong desire
hankering, yearning, craving; see desire 1.

itch Synonyms

itch

v.

To have a tingling sensation
creep, prickle, prick, tingle, be irritated, crawl, tickle; see also tingle.
To have a strong desire
yearn, crave, long for; see want 1.

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Another word for itch

noun

A strong wanting of what promises enjoyment or pleasure:
appetence, appetency, appetite, craving, desire, hunger, longing, lust, thirst, wish, yearning, yen. See desire
Sexual hunger:
amativeness, concupiscence, desire, eroticism, erotism, libidinousness, lust, lustfulness, passion, prurience, pruriency. See desire, sex

verb

To have a greedy, obsessive desire:

crave, hunger, lust, thirst. See desire

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In the bathroom she painted the little bumps, wincing as the sting burned the itch away.
In scabies (itch) it is the best remedy, killing the male parasite, which remains on the surface of the skin.
Yully concentrated on the small itch in her mind that told her Jule was near.
The itch-insect (Sarcoptes scabiei) is a well-known human parasite, so minute that it was not discovered until the end of the 18th century, and " the itch " was treated medicinally as a rash.
All chronic maladies result either from three diseasespsora (the itch), syphilis or sycosis (a skin disease), or else are maladies produced by medicines.

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