HyperDic: itching

English > 1 sense of the word *itching*:
NOUN	cognition	itching, itch, itchiness	an irritating cutaneous sensation that produces a desire to scratch

itching > pronunciation
Sounds	ih'chihng
Rhymes	abducting ... zoning: 2044 rhymes with ihng...

English > *itching*: 1 sense > noun 1, cognition
Meaning	An irritating cutaneous sensation that produces a desire to scratch.
Synonyms	itch, itchiness
Narrower	pruritus	An intense itching sensation that can have various causes (as by allergies or infection or lymphoma or jaundice etc.)
Broader	cutaneous sensation, haptic sensation, skin sensation	A sensation localized on the skin
Spanish	comezón, escozor, picazón, picor, prurito
Catalan	picor, pruïja
Verbs	itch	have or perceive an itch